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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 | | | Xinxian Li | 88 | 6 | 16 | 4:43.52 | |
| Yui Tomita | 4 | 8 | 14 | 1:48.28 | | | Martin Berger | 79 | 11 | 30 | 2:14.56 | |
| Shufan Wang | 4 | 9 | 19 | 6:19.50 | | | Rune Wesström | 79 | 7 | 43.78 | ||
| Valentine Chung | 5 | 22 | 3:04.04 | | | Hideaki Tomoyori | 76 | 4 | 52.31 | |||
| Emilien Combaret | 5 | 1 | 23 | 2:01.05 | | | Zhiwei Jin | 75 | 7 | 14 | 1:43.80 | |
| Daniël Hop | 5 | 1 | 30 | 2:06.65 | | | Xiansheng Chen | 75 | 2 | 28 | 2:17.61 | |
| Ashvin Ganesan | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1:31.86 | | | Haruo Aoki | 73 | 4 | 15 | 45.05 | |
| Yiwen Zhang | 5 | 6 | 28 | 1:47.68 | | | Huimin Zhu | 71 | 11 | 21 | 1:30.63 | |
| John Ismael Ugelstad | 5 | 7 | 21 | 1:43.63 | | | Grada Ooms | 64 | 10 | 12 | 1:32.22 | |
| Xu Guo 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 42.68 | | | Mitsuko Tomoyori | 63 | 9 | 3 | 1:23.66 | |
| 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 | | | Mats Bergsten | 59 | 2 | 6 | 3:48.78 | |
| Bernett Orlando | 10 | 4 | 21 | 3:55.77 | | | Bill McGaugh | 57 | 4 | 17 | 8:43.22 | |
| Raphael Talatala | 11 | 11 | 9 | 3:18.84 | | | Ernie Valdés | 52 | 5 | 7 | 5:14.00 | |
| Douwe Wermer | 12 | 7 | 7:17.03 | | | Bruce Norskog | 52 | 4 | 6 | 9:29.50 | ||
| Mats Valk | 12 | 2 | 15 | 3:32.09 | | | John Louis | 48 | 9 | 22 | 9:42.40 | |
| Mingwei Huang | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7:17.96 | | | Mats Luthman | 48 | 3 | 19 | 3:43.08 | |
| Dániel Forgó | 12 | 10 | 27 | 4:37.90 | | | Ton Dennenbroek | 47 | 9 | 27 | 6:37.00 | |
| Lalei Yu | 13 | 6 | 11:33.00 | | | Hans van der Zijden | 47 | 8 | 28 | 6:33.37 | ||
| Andreas Farenbruch | 13 | 4 | 27 | 9:14.05 | | | Park Sang-Dong | 47 | 6 | 1 | 3:50.58 | |
| Shotaro Makisumi | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6:35.00 | | | Mike Hughey | 47 | 14 | 2:06.50 | ||
| Best "medal collection" (3x3x3 and overall) | |||||||||
| Person | Gold | Silver | Bronze | | | Person | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edouard Chambon | 17 | 8 | 2 | | | Erik Akkersdijk | 131 | 50 | 34 | |
| Erik Akkersdijk | 16 | 5 | 1 | | | Dan Cohen | 75 | 32 | 14 | |
| Shotaro Makisumi | 13 | 1 | 1 | | | Timothy Sun | 71 | 14 | 10 | |
| Tomasz Zolnowski | 11 | 2 | | | Gunnar Krig | 57 | 29 | 27 | ||
| Leyan Lo | 10 | 12 | 6 | | | Edouard Chambon | 49 | 35 | 11 | |
| Gunnar Krig | 9 | 6 | 3 | | | Lars Vandenbergh | 47 | 65 | 43 | |
| Harris Chan | 9 | | | Leyan Lo | 42 | 43 | 15 | |||
| Joël van Noort | 7 | 5 | 6 | | | Clément Gallet | 39 | 41 | 36 | |
| Timothy Sun | 7 | 5 | | | Bob Burton | 38 | 29 | 33 | ||
| Jason Baum | 7 | 4 | 3 | | | Mátyás Kuti | 38 | 14 | 12 | |
| Sum of 3x3/4x4/5x5 ranks (since Jul 3, 2008 - Single and Average) | |||||||||||
| Person | Sum | 3x3 | 4x4 | 5x5 | | | Person | Sum | 3x3 | 4x4 | 5x5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erik Akkersdijk | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | Erik Akkersdijk | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
| Yumu Tabuchi | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | | | Yumu Tabuchi | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | |
| Syuhei Omura | 32 | 5 | 13 | 14 | | | Syuhei Omura | 27 | 14 | 3 | 10 | |
| Dan Cohen | 32 | 24 | 5 | 3 | | | Han-Cyun Chen | 31 | 27 | 1 | 3 | |
| Keisuke Hiraya | 44 | 20 | 12 | 12 | | | Keisuke Hiraya | 36 | 7 | 12 | 17 | |
| Milán Baticz | 50 | 6 | 24 | 20 | | | Dan Cohen | 41 | 35 | 5 | 1 | |
| Tomasz Zolnowski | 51 | 10 | 14 | 27 | | | Rowe Hessler | 49 | 8 | 19 | 22 | |
| Rowe Hessler | 53 | 7 | 9 | 37 | | | Timothy Sun | 50 | 21 | 11 | 18 | |
| Michael Gottlieb | 59 | 32 | 18 | 9 | | | Andy Tsao | 56 | 5 | 18 | 33 | |
| Jimmy Coll | 74 | 16 | 36 | 22 | | | Takumi Yoshida | 57 | 6 | 35 | 16 | |
| Appearances in 3x3x3 top 100 results (Single | Average) | |||||
| Person | Appearances | | | Person | Appearances | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erik Akkersdijk | 13 | | | Erik Akkersdijk | 19 | |
| Harris Chan | 8 | | | Tomasz Zolnowski | 16 | |
| Tomasz Zolnowski | 8 | | | Harris Chan | 14 | |
| Edouard Chambon | 6 | | | Edouard Chambon | 7 | |
| Yu Nakajima | 6 | | | Yu Nakajima | 6 | |
| Dan Cohen | 4 | | | Adam Polkowski | 4 | |
| Yumu Tabuchi | 4 | | | Andy Tsao | 3 | |
| Eric Limeback | 3 | | | Jason Baum | 3 | |
| Milán Baticz | 3 | | | Mats Valk | 3 | |
| Rowe Hessler | 3 | | | Mitsuki Gunji | 3 | |
| Blindfold 3x3x3 longest success streak | |||
| Person | Length | Times | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clément Gallet | 31 | 2:22.81 2:16.08 3:03.40 2:40.83 2:57.47 3:50.19 2:31.36 4:50.15 3:36.30 3:50.55 3:07.02 2:36.81 3:03.56 2:26.88 3:18.28 4:06.25 3:16.15 2:35.83 2:55.63 2:25.46 2:46.86 3:28.68 2:42.75 2:10.21 2:24.28 2:34.86 2:28.28 2:46.69 2:29.50 5:28.43 2:54.65 | |
| Bernett Orlando | 15 | 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 3:43.46 2:33.61 2:24.69 2:56.97 3:02.05 2:42.65 | |
| 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 | |
| Rafal Guzewicz | 11 | 1:04.28 1:35.57 1:25.15 1:25.88 1:16.96 1:12.34 1:22.96 2:45.55 1:08.00 1:44.08 1:22.15 | |
| Stefan Pochmann | 11 | 4:56.46 5:29.08 4:01.07 5:15.59 3:01.58 3:24.05 4:27.56 4:08.90 4:37.18 4:37.93 5:52.06 | |
| Péter Róka | 10 | 4:59.21 3:43.80 2:03.15 4:14.16 2:29.59 3:00.41 2:32.96 3:32.81 3:21.59 3:12.23 | |
| Mario Laurent | 10 | 5:45.50 7:03.00 5:39.22 3:55.05 6:06.09 6:02.84 4:41.06 6:37.08 6:30.81 6:59.11 | |
| 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 | |
| Blindfold 3x3x3 recent success rate (since Jul 3, 2008 - minimum 5 attempts) | ||||||||
| Person | Rate | Solves | Attempts | Best | Avg | Worst | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stefan Pochmann | 100.00 % | 9 | 9 | 3:01.58 | 4:22.88 | 5:52.06 | ||
| Witold Kozak | 100.00 % | 5 | 5 | 3:54.61 | 4:09.87 | 4:26.50 | ||
| Rafal Guzewicz | 93.33 % | 14 | 15 | 1:04.28 | 1:28.17 | 2:45.55 | ||
| Clément Gallet | 84.78 % | 39 | 46 | 1:55.03 | 2:46.05 | 5:28.43 | ||
| Lee Chun Hin | 83.33 % | 5 | 6 | 1:57.06 | 3:32.53 | 6:18.90 | ||
| Xuan Pei | 83.33 % | 5 | 6 | 2:21.44 | 2:30.56 | 2:42.86 | ||
| Tim Habermaas | 80.00 % | 8 | 10 | 1:37.83 | 2:08.32 | 2:59.13 | ||
| Bernett Orlando | 78.57 % | 11 | 14 | 2:24.69 | 3:12.77 | 5:01.96 | ||
| Dennis Strehlau | 77.78 % | 14 | 18 | 1:19.03 | 2:00.77 | 3:16.80 | ||
| Marcell Endrey | 77.78 % | 7 | 9 | 1:28.00 | 2:08.31 | 3:28.69 | ||
| World records in most events (current and past) | ||||||||
| Person | Events | | | Competition | Events | | | Country | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mátyás Kuti | 7 | | | World Championship 2003 | 13 | | | USA | 17 | |
| Stefan Pochmann | 6 | | | Euro 2004 | 7 | | | Netherlands | 11 | |
| Erik Akkersdijk | 5 | | | US Nationals 2006 | 7 | | | Japan | 10 | |
| Chris Hardwick | 4 | | | World Championship 2005 | 7 | | | Poland | 10 | |
| Dan Cohen | 4 | | | Belgian Open 2008 | 6 | | | Germany | 8 | |
| Shotaro Makisumi | 4 | | | Polish Open 2007 | 6 | | | France | 7 | |
| Jaap Scherphuis | 3 | | | Belgian Open 2007 | 5 | | | Hungary | 7 | |
| Lars Vandenbergh | 3 | | | Caltech Dallas 2005 | 5 | | | Sweden | 7 | |
| Michal Halczuk | 3 | | | Dutch Open 2006 | 5 | | | Belgium | 5 | |
| Ron van Bruchem | 3 | | | Euro 2006 | 5 | | | Finland | 4 | |
| Oldest standing world records | ||||||
| Event | Type | Days | Result | Person | Competition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rubik's Magic | Average | 860 | 0.96 | Mátyás Kuti | Belgian Open 2007 | |
| Rubik's Clock | Average | 657 | 8.60 | Mátyás Kuti | Polish Open 2007 | |
| Rubik's Master Magic | Single | 517 | 1.72 | Mátyás Kuti | Belgian Open 2008 | |
| Pyraminx | Single | 495 | 2.83 | Tomasz Kiedrowicz | Gdansk Open 2008 | |
| 3x3x3 multi blind old | Single | 440 | 24/24 2:15:57 | Tim Habermaas | German Open 2008 | |
| 5x5x5 blindfolded | Single | 412 | 15:22.00 | Chris Hardwick | Washington DC Open 2008 | |
| Rubik's Cube | Single | 356 | 7.08 | Erik Akkersdijk | Czech Open 2008 | |
| 3x3x3 with feet | Single | 322 | 36.94 | Chang Jee-Hoon | Suwon 2008 | |
| Rubik's Master Magic | Average | 287 | 1.95 | Máté Horváth | Euro 2008 | |
| 3x3x3 one-handed | Single | 286 | 14.34 | Lee Seung-Woon | Seoul 2008 | |
| Most Persons (info) | ||||||||
| Event | Persons | | | Competition | Persons | | | Country | Persons | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rubik's Cube | 6073 | | | World Championship 2007 | 214 | | | USA | 1709 | |
| 2x2x2 Cube | 2333 | | | San Francisco Open 2009 | 150 | | | China | 731 | |
| 4x4x4 Cube | 1792 | | | Beijing Metropolis Open 2009 | 149 | | | Japan | 404 | |
| 3x3x3 one-handed | 1691 | | | Guangdong Open 2008 | 149 | | | Korea | 287 | |
| Rubik's Magic | 1067 | | | World Championship 2005 | 149 | | | France | 266 | |
| 5x5x5 Cube | 1009 | | | Philippines Open 2008 | 147 | | | Philippines | 266 | |
| 3x3x3 blindfolded | 786 | | | Thailand Open 2009 | 136 | | | Taiwan | 227 | |
| Pyraminx | 646 | | | Hungarian Open 2008 | 129 | | | Hungary | 226 | |
| Square-1 | 440 | | | Duanwu Festival Open 2009 | 119 | | | Poland | 220 | |
| Megaminx | 426 | | | Tokyo Open 2006 | 118 | | | Canada | 217 | |
| Most Competitions (info) | ||||||||
| Person | Competitions | | | Event | Competitions | | | Country | Competitions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lars Vandenbergh | 51 | | | Rubik's Cube | 313 | | | USA | 104 | |
| Bob Burton | 49 | | | 4x4x4 Cube | 279 | | | Japan | 22 | |
| Ton Dennenbroek | 49 | | | 3x3x3 blindfolded | 274 | | | France | 20 | |
| Ron van Bruchem | 44 | | | 3x3x3 one-handed | 271 | | | Sweden | 17 | |
| Clément Gallet | 43 | | | 2x2x2 Cube | 234 | | | Netherlands | 15 | |
| Shelley Chang | 42 | | | 5x5x5 Cube | 228 | | | Poland | 15 | |
| Leyan Lo | 40 | | | Rubik's Magic | 200 | | | China | 13 | |
| Adam Zamora | 39 | | | Square-1 | 139 | | | Spain | 13 | |
| Arnaud van Galen | 38 | | | Rubik's Master Magic | 135 | | | Germany | 11 | |
| Tyson Mao | 37 | | | Pyraminx | 117 | | | Canada | 10 | |
| Most Countries (info) | ||||||||
| Person | Countries | | | Event | Countries | | | Competition | Countries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anders Larsson | 15 | | | 2x2x2 Cube | 33 | | | World Championship 2007 | 28 | |
| Lars Vandenbergh | 15 | | | Rubik's Cube | 33 | | | World Championship 1982 | 19 | |
| Arnaud van Galen | 14 | | | 4x4x4 Cube | 33 | | | World Championship 2005 | 17 | |
| Clément Gallet | 13 | | | 3x3x3 blindfolded | 32 | | | Euro 2006 | 16 | |
| Ton Dennenbroek | 13 | | | 3x3x3 one-handed | 32 | | | French Open 2009 | 15 | |
| István Kocza | 12 | | | 5x5x5 Cube | 29 | | | World Championship 2003 | 15 | |
| Ron van Bruchem | 12 | | | Rubik's Magic | 27 | | | Euro 2008 | 14 | |
| Erik Akkersdijk | 11 | | | Megaminx | 27 | | | Euro 2004 | 13 | |
| Gábor Szabó | 11 | | | Pyraminx | 24 | | | Czech Open 2008 | 11 | |
| Gilles van den Peereboom | 11 | | | Square-1 | 24 | | | Dutch Open 2008 | 11 | |
| Most solves / attempts in one competition | |||||||
| Person | Solves | Competition | | | Person | Attempts | Competition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henrik Buus Aagaard | 85 | Norrköping Open 2009 | | | Lorenzo Bonoan | 91 | Bulacan Open 2009 | |
| Kamil Zielinski | 85 | Poznan Open 2009 | | | Kamil Zielinski | 89 | Poznan Open 2009 | |
| Michal Halczuk | 85 | Polish Nationals 2009 | | | Michal Halczuk | 89 | Polish Nationals 2009 | |
| Krzysztof Zerucha | 84 | Poznan Open 2009 | | | Henrik Buus Aagaard | 88 | Norrköping Open 2009 | |
| Clément Gallet | 81 | Lyon Spring Open 2009 | | | Dan Cohen | 86 | Ohio Open 2009 | |
| Clément Gallet | 80 | Nantes Open 2009 | | | Krzysztof Zerucha | 86 | Poznan Open 2009 | |
| Erik Akkersdijk | 78 | Euro 2008 | | | Clément Gallet | 85 | Nantes Open 2009 | |
| Grzegorz Prokopczyk | 78 | Poznan Open 2009 | | | Clément Gallet | 84 | Lyon Spring Open 2009 | |
| Laetitia Lemoine | 78 | Lyon Spring Open 2009 | | | Dan Cohen | 84 | US Nationals and Open 2008 | |
| Daniel Lundwall | 77 | Norrköping Open 2009 | | | Daniel Lundwall | 84 | Norrköping Open 2009 | |