People · United States
Arjay Vander Velden
3×3 · top 38.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2011 · 2011VELD01
Arjay Vander Velden has been competing for 15 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 19.40, set at Indiana 2011, puts him in the top 38.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 21,593rd in the United States. Across 5 competitions since April 2011, he has put 79 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 33.34 in April 2011 to 19.40, a 42% improvement. Arjay has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 19.40 | 29.79 | top 38.2% | 21,593 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 5.72 | 8.12 | top 47.9% | 19,387 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.09 | 18.71 | top 61.2% | 17,989 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:16.13 | 1:41.94 | top 91.3% | 13,998 / 15,683 |
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
- 5 Nov 2011First sub-20 3×3: 19.40 at Indiana 2011.
- 5 Nov 2011Five personal bests in one day at Indiana 2011.
- 25 Jun 2011Three personal bests in one day at Minnesota Open 2011.
- 11 Jun 2011First sub-30 3×3: 28.43 at Dixon Open 2011.
- 16 Apr 2011First competition: Iowa Open 2011. A 33.34 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Dixon Open 2012 · 16 Jun 2012 — 2 personal bests set
- Indiana 2011 · 5 Nov 2011 — 5 personal bests set
- Minnesota Open 2011 · 25 Jun 2011 — 3 personal bests set
- Dixon Open 2011 · 11 Jun 2011 — 1 personal best set
- Iowa Open 2011 · 16 Apr 2011
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.
- John Brechon — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Brandon Mikel — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Justin Badua — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 4.40 away.
- A sub-5 2×2 single — 73,413 people have one; it is 0.72 away.
Targets move as he improves.