People · Belgium
Andreas Guy Vercauteren
2×2 · top 1.7% of 186,767 all-time · competing since January 2015 · 2015VERC01
Andreas Guy Vercauteren has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.40, set at Zonhoven Autumn Open 2018, puts him in the top 1.7% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 21st in Belgium. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since January 2015, he has put 269 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 63% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 2×2 best has come down from 3.49 in January 2015 to 1.40, a 60% improvement. Andreas has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Belgium | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.40 | 3.08 | top 1.7% | 21 / 777 | |
| 3×3 | 11.43 | 14.37 | top 11.9% | 148 / 1,094 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.89 | 9.71 | top 27.0% | 203 / 589 | |
| 4×4 | 55.93 | 1:02.23 | top 31.9% | 140 / 459 | |
| 5×5 | 1:54.17 | 1:55.69 | top 45.4% | 99 / 246 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 35.03 | 37.37 | top 57.3% | 174 / 314 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 16 Feb 2019Three personal bests in one day at Annuntia Open 2019.
- 27 Oct 2018Three personal bests in one day at Zonhoven Autumn Open 2018.
- 16 Apr 2016First sub-15 3×3: 12.66 at Open Cube Project 2016.
- 31 Oct 2015Five personal bests in one day at Hasselt Open 2015.
- 5 Sep 2015Four personal bests in one day at Belgium Summer 2015.
- 31 Jan 2015First competition: Belgian Winter 2015. A 20.68 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Annuntia Open 2019 · 16 Feb 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Zonhoven Autumn Open 2018 · 27 Oct 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Open Cube Project 2016 · 16 Apr 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Hasselt Open 2015 · 31 Oct 2015 — 5 personal bests set
- Belgium Summer 2015 · 5 Sep 2015 — 4 personal bests set
- Belgian Winter 2015 · 31 Jan 2015 — 3 personal bests 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.
- Jonathan Mauroy — met in 56 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Antonie Paterakis — met in 50 rounds, never finished ahead
- Zolboo Erelkhegbaatar — met in 48 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.40 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.43 away.
Targets move as he improves.