People · Germany
Valentin Bogdanov
3×3 · top 30.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since September 2023 · 2023BOGD02
Valentin Bogdanov has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 16.75, set at Lente in Lent 2025, puts him in the top 30.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,481st in Germany. Across 9 competitions since September 2023, he has put 153 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one; 92% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. That figure sets aside his 4 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 34.57 in September 2023 to 16.75, a 52% improvement. Valentin has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Germany | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 16.75 | 19.12 | top 30.2% | 1,481 / 4,109 | |
| 2×2 | 5.11 | 7.08 | top 40.7% | 1,320 / 2,875 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.81 | 11.40 | top 51.5% | 1,149 / 1,987 | |
| Skewb | 13.38 | 18.64 | top 72.3% | 912 / 1,169 |
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
- 30 Mar 2024First sub-20 3×3: 19.46 at French Championship 2024.
- 30 Mar 2024Three personal bests in one day at French Championship 2024.
- 21 Oct 2023Three personal bests in one day at South Germany 2023.
- 30 Sep 2023First sub-30 3×3: 26.76 at NxNxNürtingen 2023.
- 23 Sep 2023First competition: Eberstädter Einsteiger-Event 2023. A 34.57 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Lente in Lent 2025 · 12 Apr 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- German Open 2024 · 20 Apr 2024
- French Championship 2024 · 30 Mar 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Rhein-Neckar Beginners 2024 · 23 Mar 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Cube Madness Schweinfurt 2023 · 16 Dec 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Rhein-Neckar Autumn 2023 · 18 Nov 2023 — 1 personal best set
- South Germany 2023 · 21 Oct 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- NxNxNürtingen 2023 · 30 Sep 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Eberstädter Einsteiger-Event 2023 · 23 Sep 2023
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.
- Laura Holzhauer — met in 25 rounds, never finished ahead
- Wiebke Drude — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Patrick Hetco — met in 24 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 1.75 away.
- A sub-5 2×2 single — 73,413 people have one; it is 0.11 away.
Targets move as he improves.