People · Netherlands
Aaron van den Hoek
2×2 · top 3.6% of 186,767 all-time · competing since May 2022 · 2022HOEK02
Aaron van den Hoek has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.80, set at Arnhem Open B 2024, puts him in the top 3.6% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 84th in the Netherlands. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since May 2022, he has put 240 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 51% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.23 in May 2022 to 10.30, a 37% improvement. Aaron 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 | Netherlands | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.80 | 3.69 | top 3.6% | 84 / 1,665 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.18 | 8.84 | top 4.3% | 66 / 1,283 | |
| 3×3 | 10.30 | 12.18 | top 8.4% | 233 / 2,294 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.65 | 31.72 | top 30.5% | 204 / 726 | |
| 4×4 | 1:11.22 | 1:22.30 | top 48.1% | 468 / 1,000 | |
| Skewb | 9.28 | 11.63 | top 50.4% | 522 / 957 | |
| 5×5 | 2:19.05 | 2:24.97 | top 60.5% | 310 / 532 |
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
- 24 Mar 2024Three personal bests in one day at Arnhem Open B 2024.
- 14 Jan 2024Three personal bests in one day at Dutch Winter North 2024.
- 23 Apr 2023Three personal bests in one day at Ermelo Cubing B 2023.
- 25 Sep 2022First sub-15 3×3: 14.77 at Dutch Autumn 2022.
- 21 May 2022First competition: Dutch Masters 2022. A 16.23 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Start in Veenendaal 2025 · 22 Mar 2025
- Dutch Open 2024 · 26 Oct 2024
- Arnhem Open B 2024 · 24 Mar 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Dutch Winter North 2024 · 14 Jan 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Dutch Nationals 2023 · 25 Nov 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Ermelo Cubing B 2023 · 23 Apr 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Dutch Nationals 2022 · 26 Nov 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Dutch Autumn 2022 · 25 Sep 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Dutch Masters 2022 · 21 May 2022
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.
- Ron van Bruchem — met in 45 rounds, finished ahead 30 times
- Gijs Peletier — met in 44 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Jonathan Plug — met in 44 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.80 away.
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.18 away.
Targets move as he improves.