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Fun Statistics
Here you see a selection of fun statistics, based on official WCA competition results.
- Youngest and oldest 3x3 solvers
- Youngest and oldest 3x3 blindfolded solvers
- Best "medal collection"
- Sum of 3x3/4x4/5x5 ranks
- Appearances in 3x3x3 top 100 results
- Blindfold 3x3x3 longest success streak
- Blindfold 3x3x3 recent success rate
- World records in most events
- Oldest standing world records
- Most Persons
- Most Competitions
- Most Countries
- Most solves / attempts in one competition
| Youngest and oldest 3x3 solvers (we don't know everybody's birth dates but the #1 persons should be correct) | |||||||||||
| Person | Years | Months | Days | Time | | | Person | Years | Months | Days | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enxi Xie | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1:28.06 | | | Rune Wesström | 78 | 14 | 58.13 | ||
| Yui Tomita | 4 | 8 | 14 | 1:48.28 | | | Martin Berger | 78 | 10 | 2:57.76 | ||
| Shufan Wang | 4 | 9 | 19 | 6:19.50 | | | Hideaki Tomoyori | 75 | 7 | 5 | 1:03.83 | |
| Emilien Combaret | 5 | 1 | 23 | 2:01.05 | | | Grada Ooms | 64 | 3 | 29 | 1:43.22 | |
| Daniël Hop | 5 | 1 | 30 | 2:06.65 | | | Jany Preudhomme | 63 | 17 | 1:31.55 | ||
| John Ismael Ugelstad | 5 | 7 | 21 | 1:43.63 | | | Jan Hop | 63 | 12 | 1:10.71 | ||
| Rei Idekawa | 5 | 9 | 15 | 1:54.72 | | | Bill McGaugh | 57 | 4 | 17 | 31.89 | |
| Yoshiki Yumoto | 6 | 22 | 1:00.26 | | | Klaas Steenhuis | 55 | 10 | 24 | 42.50 | ||
| Chun Hoo Ulf Wong | 6 | 3 | 19 | 41.50 | | | Ikuo Hyakuta | 54 | 11 | 16 | 29.66 | |
| Mina Tomita | 6 | 3 | 20 | 1:36.22 | | | Jan de Geus | 54 | 9 | 27 | 2:20.18 | |
| Youngest and oldest 3x3 blindfolded solvers (we don't know everybody's birth dates but the #1 persons should be correct) | |||||||||||
| Person | Years | Months | Days | Time | | | Person | Years | Months | Days | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Adsuara | 10 | 2 | 1 | 6:33.75 | | | Bill McGaugh | 57 | 4 | 17 | 8:43.22 | |
| Bernett Orlando | 10 | 4 | 21 | 3:55.77 | | | Hans van der Zijden | 47 | 8 | 28 | 6:33.37 | |
| Yumu Tabuchi | 12 | 4 | 16 | 2:41.52 | | | Mats Luthman | 47 | 6 | 20 | 7:32.21 | |
| Mingwei Huang | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7:17.96 | | | John Louis | 47 | 3 | 19 | 9:09.97 | |
| Lalei Yu | 13 | 1 | 5 | 11:33.00 | | | Ton Dennenbroek | 47 | 3 | 1 | 7:57.06 | |
| Andreas Farenbruch | 13 | 4 | 27 | 9:14.05 | | | Park Sang-Dong | 46 | 11 | 18 | 3:40.47 | |
| Shotaro Makisumi | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6:35.00 | | | Mike Hughey | 46 | 15 | 3:17.29 | ||
| Joshua Berg | 13 | 7 | 25 | 3:04.05 | | | Jean-Louis Mathieu | 44 | 9 | 25 | 15:14.00 | |
| Patrick Jameson | 13 | 8 | 10 | 3:37.43 | | | Hong Chen | 44 | 1 | 6 | 3:08.69 | |
| Raku Watari | 13 | 9 | 20 | 7:43.79 | | | Masayuki Akimoto | 42 | 3 | 11 | 1:49.51 | |
| Best "medal collection" (3x3x3 and overall) | |||||||||
| Person | Gold | Silver | Bronze | | | Person | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edouard Chambon | 12 | 6 | 1 | | | Erik Akkersdijk | 50 | 28 | 18 | |
| Shotaro Makisumi | 12 | 1 | 1 | | | Gunnar Krig | 42 | 20 | 20 | |
| Leyan Lo | 9 | 9 | 4 | | | Mátyás Kuti | 41 | 19 | 12 | |
| Joël van Noort | 7 | 4 | 5 | | | Lars Vandenbergh | 38 | 50 | 29 | |
| Gunnar Krig | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | Leyan Lo | 36 | 37 | 11 | |
| Erik Akkersdijk | 5 | 3 | 1 | | | Frank Morris | 35 | 11 | 5 | |
| Anssi Vanhala | 5 | 1 | | | Edouard Chambon | 31 | 25 | 7 | ||
| Harris Chan | 5 | | | Stefan Pochmann | 31 | 14 | 12 | |||
| Ron van Bruchem | 4 | 7 | 5 | | | Shotaro Makisumi | 29 | 10 | 5 | |
| Lars Vandenbergh | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | Chris Hardwick | 26 | 10 | 8 | |
| Sum of 3x3/4x4/5x5 ranks (since May 17, 2007 - Single and Average) | |||||||||||
| Person | Sum | 3x3 | 4x4 | 5x5 | | | Person | Sum | 3x3 | 4x4 | 5x5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erik Akkersdijk | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | | | Erik Akkersdijk | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | |
| Tomasz Zolnowski | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | | | Tomasz Zolnowski | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | |
| Lars Vandenbergh | 40 | 11 | 10 | 19 | | | Mátyás Kuti | 27 | 20 | 4 | 3 | |
| Ron van Bruchem | 46 | 4 | 28 | 14 | | | Piotr Kózka | 51 | 39 | 3 | 9 | |
| Mátyás Kuti | 48 | 43 | 1 | 4 | | | Milán Baticz | 53 | 17 | 8 | 28 | |
| Piotr Kózka | 53 | 37 | 6 | 10 | | | Kim Hyung-Sub | 57 | 23 | 7 | 27 | |
| Mitsuki Gunji | 54 | 5 | 19 | 30 | | | Yumu Tabuchi | 62 | 7 | 39 | 16 | |
| Milán Baticz | 55 | 18 | 5 | 32 | | | Frank Morris | 66 | 50 | 11 | 5 | |
| Dan Harris | 63 | 15 | 17 | 31 | | | Mitsuki Gunji | 69 | 3 | 16 | 50 | |
| Frank Morris | 67 | 48 | 13 | 6 | | | Ron van Bruchem | 75 | 56 | 6 | 13 | |
| Appearances in 3x3x3 top 100 results (Single | Average) | |||||
| Person | Appearances | | | Person | Appearances | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edouard Chambon | 14 | | | Edouard Chambon | 23 | |
| Yu Nakajima | 12 | | | Erik Akkersdijk | 9 | |
| Harris Chan | 9 | | | Harris Chan | 9 | |
| Erik Akkersdijk | 6 | | | Mitsuki Gunji | 8 | |
| Mitsuki Gunji | 5 | | | Yu Nakajima | 8 | |
| Tomasz Zolnowski | 5 | | | Jean Pons | 5 | |
| Joël van Noort | 4 | | | Thibaut Jacquinot | 5 | |
| Yu Jeong-Min | 4 | | | Joël van Noort | 4 | |
| Leyan Lo | 3 | | | Shotaro Makisumi | 3 | |
| Milán Baticz | 3 | | | Tomasz Zolnowski | 3 | |
| Blindfold 3x3x3 longest success streak | |||
| Person | Length | Times | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clément Gallet | 18 | 3:29.65 2:35.14 3:25.36 2:36.46 2:41.18 2:24.83 2:36.13 2:22.56 4:49.84 3:41.72 3:44.13 2:41.91 2:54.16 3:29.66 3:44.55 5:19.90 2:12.25 3:36.09 | |
| Leyan Lo | 12 | 2:11.04 2:09.99 2:18.62 1:47.59 1:28.82 1:38.30 2:01.70 2:00.62 1:38.75 1:51.71 1:40.92 2:22.84 | |
| Bernett Orlando | 9 | 3:55.77 4:51.21 2:59.97 2:43.56 3:11.05 2:40.02 4:14.34 5:22.03 3:49.06 | |
| Alexander Yu | 8 | 1:47.11 1:26.27 1:27.49 1:12.08 1:00.62 1:05.46 1:05.90 1:14.84 | |
| Dennis Strehlau | 8 | 3:45.06 2:16.27 1:47.19 1:37.50 7:20.08 2:07.52 1:53.09 3:09.00 | |
| Henrik Buus Aagaard | 8 | 5:45.18 4:23.92 3:34.58 6:03.50 3:54.27 5:40.81 4:22.03 4:49.40 | |
| Niklas Bitén | 8 | 8:00.68 7:31.72 4:31.06 6:17.39 4:10.05 5:02.15 5:13.38 3:40.88 | |
| Tim Habermaas | 7 | 2:48.84 2:10.96 2:17.26 1:50.53 1:32.90 1:38.40 1:45.63 | |
| Daniel Lo | 7 | 4:02.64 2:43.91 2:51.70 2:29.52 3:59.38 3:29.13 2:59.02 | |
| Shelley Chang | 6 | 2:13.64 2:01.97 2:04.35 2:20.47 2:13.02 1:57.44 | |
| Blindfold 3x3x3 recent success rate (since May 17, 2007 - minimum 5 attempts) | ||||||||
| Person | Rate | Solves | Attempts | Best | Avg | Worst | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernett Orlando | 100.00 % | 8 | 8 | 2:40.02 | 3:43.90 | 5:22.03 | ||
| Niklas Bitén | 100.00 % | 8 | 8 | 3:40.88 | 5:33.41 | 8:00.68 | ||
| Henrik Buus Aagaard | 81.82 % | 9 | 11 | 2:40.96 | 4:34.96 | 6:03.50 | ||
| Dennis Strehlau | 80.00 % | 8 | 10 | 1:37.50 | 2:59.46 | 7:20.08 | ||
| Péter Róka | 80.00 % | 4 | 5 | 2:03.15 | 3:45.08 | 4:59.21 | ||
| Tim Habermaas | 76.92 % | 10 | 13 | 1:32.90 | 2:20.79 | 3:17.25 | ||
| Alexander Yu | 75.00 % | 9 | 12 | 1:00.62 | 1:28.49 | 2:56.65 | ||
| Clément Gallet | 73.91 % | 34 | 46 | 2:12.25 | 3:04.32 | 5:19.90 | ||
| István Kocza | 71.43 % | 15 | 21 | 2:54.53 | 4:32.82 | 6:22.78 | ||
| Vincent Le | 71.43 % | 5 | 7 | 3:54.55 | 4:55.80 | 5:58.80 | ||
| World records in most events (current and past) | ||||||||
| Person | Events | | | Competition | Events | | | Country | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mátyás Kuti | 7 | | | World Championship 2003 | 13 | | | USA | 13 | |
| Stefan Pochmann | 6 | | | Europe 2004 | 7 | | | Netherlands | 10 | |
| Chris Hardwick | 4 | | | US Nationals 2006 | 7 | | | Germany | 7 | |
| Erik Akkersdijk | 4 | | | World Championship 2005 | 7 | | | Hungary | 7 | |
| Shotaro Makisumi | 4 | | | Belgian Open 2008 | 6 | | | France | 6 | |
| Jaap Scherphuis | 3 | | | Polish Open 2007 | 6 | | | Japan | 6 | |
| Lars Vandenbergh | 3 | | | Belgian Open 2007 | 5 | | | Poland | 5 | |
| Ron van Bruchem | 3 | | | Caltech Dallas 2005 | 5 | | | Sweden | 5 | |
| Alexander Ooms | 2 | | | Dutch Open 2006 | 5 | | | Belgium | 4 | |
| Anssi Vanhala | 2 | | | Euro 2006 | 5 | | | Canada | 2 | |
| Oldest standing world records | ||||||
| Event | Type | Days | Result | Person | Competition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 fewest moves | Single | 1218 | 28 | Mirek Goljan | Caltech Winter 2005 | |
| 3x3x3 fewest moves | Single | 609 | 28 | Zbigniew Zborowski | Polish Open 2006 | |
| Rubik's Magic | Single | 448 | 0.86 | Mátyás Kuti | Belgian Open 2007 | |
| Rubik's Magic | Average | 448 | 0.96 | Mátyás Kuti | Belgian Open 2007 | |
| Rubik's Clock | Single | 308 | 7.69 | Mátyás Kuti | Czech Open 2007 | |
| 3x3x3 one-handed | Single | 282 | 15.81 | Thibaut Jacquinot | Murcia Open 2007 | |
| 3x3x3 with feet | Single | 273 | 39.88 | Anssi Vanhala | Finnish Open 2007 | |
| 3x3x3 with feet | Average | 273 | 52.46 | Anssi Vanhala | Finnish Open 2007 | |
| Square-1 | Single | 245 | 13.56 | Grzegorz Prusak | Polish Open 2007 | |
| Rubik's Master Magic | Average | 245 | 1.96 | Mátyás Kuti | Polish Open 2007 | |
| Most Persons (info) | ||||||||
| Event | Persons | | | Competition | Persons | | | Country | Persons | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rubik's Cube | 2893 | | | World Championship 2007 | 214 | | | USA | 954 | |
| 2x2x2 Cube | 981 | | | World Championship 2005 | 149 | | | Japan | 327 | |
| 3x3x3 one-handed | 835 | | | Tokyo Open 2006 | 118 | | | Korea | 214 | |
| 4x4x4 Cube | 826 | | | KCA Korea Open 2008 | 115 | | | Poland | 157 | |
| 3x3x3 blindfolded | 429 | | | Caltech Winter 2007 | 102 | | | France | 151 | |
| Rubik's Magic | 402 | | | Euro 2006 | 94 | | | Spain | 138 | |
| 5x5x5 Cube | 383 | | | Japan Open 2007 | 94 | | | China | 134 | |
| Pyraminx | 210 | | | World Championship 2003 | 89 | | | Canada | 131 | |
| Square-1 | 149 | | | Princeton Open 2008 | 86 | | | Hungary | 93 | |
| 3x3x3 fewest moves | 145 | | | US Nationals 2006 | 85 | | | Sweden | 84 | |
| Most Competitions (info) | ||||||||
| Person | Competitions | | | Event | Competitions | | | Country | Competitions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ton Dennenbroek | 35 | | | Rubik's Cube | 162 | | | USA | 55 | |
| Lars Vandenbergh | 31 | | | 4x4x4 Cube | 141 | | | Japan | 14 | |
| Leyan Lo | 30 | | | 3x3x3 blindfolded | 135 | | | France | 12 | |
| Ron van Bruchem | 30 | | | 3x3x3 one-handed | 133 | | | Sweden | 12 | |
| Bob Burton | 26 | | | 5x5x5 Cube | 107 | | | Netherlands | 10 | |
| Tyson Mao | 26 | | | 2x2x2 Cube | 104 | | | Spain | 9 | |
| Adam Zamora | 25 | | | Rubik's Magic | 93 | | | Germany | 8 | |
| Clément Gallet | 25 | | | Rubik's Master Magic | 63 | | | Poland | 7 | |
| Shelley Chang | 25 | | | Square-1 | 48 | | | Canada | 5 | |
| Jaap Scherphuis | 23 | | | Rubik's Clock | 46 | | | Korea | 4 | |
| Most Countries (info) | ||||||||
| Person | Countries | | | Event | Countries | | | Competition | Countries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arnaud van Galen | 13 | | | 2x2x2 Cube | 23 | | | World Championship 2007 | 28 | |
| Ton Dennenbroek | 13 | | | Rubik's Cube | 23 | | | World Championship 1982 | 19 | |
| Anders Larsson | 12 | | | 4x4x4 Cube | 23 | | | World Championship 2005 | 17 | |
| Lars Vandenbergh | 12 | | | 3x3x3 blindfolded | 22 | | | Euro 2006 | 16 | |
| Ron van Bruchem | 11 | | | 3x3x3 one-handed | 22 | | | World Championship 2003 | 15 | |
| Clément Gallet | 10 | | | 5x5x5 Cube | 20 | | | Europe 2004 | 13 | |
| Gilles van den Peereboom | 10 | | | Rubik's Magic | 19 | | | Belgian Open 2007 | 10 | |
| Dan Harris | 9 | | | Megaminx | 18 | | | Dutch Open 2006 | 10 | |
| Erik Akkersdijk | 9 | | | Rubik's Master Magic | 16 | | | Benelux Open 2008 | 9 | |
| István Kocza | 9 | | | 3x3x3 multi blind | 15 | | | German Open 2006 | 9 | |
| Most solves / attempts in one competition | |||||||
| Person | Solves | Competition | | | Person | Attempts | Competition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Hardwick | 74 | US Nationals 2006 | | | Erik Akkersdijk | 77 | Madrid Open 2008 | |
| Erik Akkersdijk | 73 | Madrid Open 2008 | | | Mátyás Kuti | 77 | Polish Open 2007 | |
| Arnaud van Galen | 70 | Madrid Open 2008 | | | Chris Hardwick | 76 | US Nationals 2006 | |
| Bob Burton | 70 | Armonk Spring 2008 | | | Bob Burton | 74 | Armonk Spring 2008 | |
| Piotr Kózka | 70 | Pabianice Open 2008 | | | Piotr Kózka | 74 | Pabianice Open 2008 | |
| Mátyás Kuti | 69 | Polish Open 2007 | | | Arnaud van Galen | 72 | Madrid Open 2008 | |
| Stefan Pochmann | 68 | US Open 2007 | | | Erik Akkersdijk | 71 | Benelux Open 2008 | |
| Lars Vandenbergh | 67 | Madrid Open 2008 | | | Mátyás Kuti | 70 | Polish Open 2006 | |
| Clément Gallet | 66 | Danish Open 2008 | | | Stefan Pochmann | 70 | US Open 2007 | |
| Craig Bouchard | 66 | US Nationals 2006 | | | Clément Gallet | 69 | Danish Open 2008 | |