People · Germany
Tobias Kroll
2×2 · top 8.1% of 186,767 all-time · competing since December 2012 · 2012KROL01
Tobias Kroll has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.42, set at German Open 2014, puts him in the top 8.1% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 321st in Germany. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since December 2012, he has put 93 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.88 in December 2012 to 11.30, a 40% improvement. Tobias has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Germany | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.42 | 4.89 | top 8.1% | 321 / 2,875 | |
| 3×3 | 11.30 | 13.72 | top 11.4% | 573 / 4,109 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.77 | 27.96 | top 33.6% | 442 / 1,314 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.00 | 13.25 | top 44.8% | 1,024 / 1,987 | |
| 4×4 | 1:14.98 | 1:18.48 | top 51.6% | 984 / 1,934 |
Percentile against all competitors ever ranked in each event, a fairer measure than raw rank, because the pools differ by a factor of ten.
The line so far
Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 1 Apr 2023First sub-15 3×3: 11.30 at Rahn Education Leipzig 2023.
- 1 Apr 2023Three personal bests in one day at Rahn Education Leipzig 2023.
- 5 Apr 2014Five personal bests in one day at German Open 2014.
- 8 Dec 2012First competition: Frankfurt Cube Days 2012. A 18.88 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Rahn Education Leipzig 2023 · 1 Apr 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- German Open 2014 · 5 Apr 2014 — 5 personal bests set
- Frankfurt Cube Days 2012 · 8 Dec 2012
Reading this page: a single is one solve's time · an average is the middle three of five solves, best and worst discarded · a PB is a personal best · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · top X% compares against everyone ever ranked in that event, which is fairer than raw rank because event pools differ tenfold.
The circuit
The people whose scorecards keep turning up next to his.
- Martin Heilig — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- Sébastien Auroux — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Leon Schmidtchen — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.42 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.30 away.
Targets move as he improves.