People · Netherlands
Alexander Ooms
2×2 · top 20.5% of 189,179 all-time · competing since April 2005 · 2005OOMS01
Alexander Ooms has been competing for 22 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.52, set at Polish Open 2008, puts him in the top 20.5% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 468th in the Netherlands. Across 16 competitions since April 2005, he has put 384 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 95% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.20 in April 2005 to 15.15, a 35% improvement. Alexander has entered 16 competitions, more competitions than 96% 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 | 3.52 | 5.87 | top 20.5% | 468 / 1,680 | |
| Clock | 9.83 | 10.48 | top 24.1% | 120 / 479 | |
| 3×3 | 15.15 | 17.01 | top 25.0% | 721 / 2,318 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 36 moves | — | top 33.6% | 66 / 171 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.44 | 10.55 | top 40.1% | 638 / 1,296 | |
| 4×4 | 1:03.55 | 1:13.55 | top 40.3% | 395 / 1,009 | |
| 5×5 | 2:03.25 | 2:14.16 | top 51.4% | 271 / 542 | |
| 6×6 | 4:53.81 | 5:38.12 | early days — 3 solves | 184 / 208 |
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
- 7 Jun 2008Three personal bests in one day at Polish Open 2008.
- 6 May 2006First sub-20 3×3: 15.65 at Belgian Open 2006.
- 6 May 2006Six personal bests in one day at Belgian Open 2006.
- 21 Apr 2006Four personal bests in one day at German Open 2006.
- 23 Apr 2005First competition: German Open 2005. A 23.20 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Dutch Nationals 2009 · 14 Nov 2009 — 1 personal best set
- Dutch Open 2008 · 18 Oct 2008 — 2 personal bests set
- Polish Open 2008 · 7 Jun 2008 — 3 personal bests set
- Benelux Open 2008 · 16 Feb 2008 — 1 personal best set
- Dutch Open 2007 · 13 Oct 2007 — 1 personal best set
- World Rubik's Cube Championship 2007 · 5 Oct 2007 — 2 personal bests set
- German Open 2007 · 28 Apr 2007 — 2 personal bests set
- Belgian Open 2007 · 24 Feb 2007 — 2 personal bests set
- Dutch Open 2006 · 14 Oct 2006 — 1 personal best set
- European Rubik's Cube Championship 2006 · 23 Sep 2006 — 1 personal best set
- Belgian Open 2006 · 6 May 2006 — 6 personal bests set
- German Open 2006 · 21 Apr 2006 — 4 personal bests set
- Rubik's World Championship 2005 · 5 Nov 2005 — 2 personal bests set
- Dutch Championship 2005 · 29 Oct 2005
- Dutch Open 2005 · 16 Oct 2005 — 2 personal bests set
- German Open 2005 · 23 Apr 2005 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Lars Vandenbergh — met in 108 rounds, finished ahead 43 times
- Erik Akkersdijk — met in 100 rounds, finished ahead 35 times
- Arnaud van Galen — met in 88 rounds, finished ahead 74 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.52 away.
- A sub-8 Clock single — 4,962 people have one; it is 1.83 away.
Targets move as he improves.