People · Netherlands
Arthur Valk
3×3 · top 10.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since May 2016 · 2016VALK01
Arthur Valk has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.97, set at The Hague Open 2017, puts him in the top 10.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 284th in the Netherlands. Across 5 competitions since May 2016, he has put 129 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.39 in May 2016 to 10.97, an 18% improvement. Arthur 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 | Netherlands | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.97 | 13.45 | top 10.4% | 284 / 2,294 | |
| Skewb | 4.97 | 7.85 | top 17.9% | 185 / 957 | |
| 2×2 | 3.66 | 4.76 | top 22.2% | 502 / 1,665 | |
| Megaminx | 2:02.71 | 2:40.64 | top 47.3% | 203 / 414 | |
| 4×4 | 1:20.64 | 1:29.77 | top 56.4% | 547 / 1,000 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 34.91 | 39.03 | top 57.1% | 397 / 726 | |
| 5×5 | 2:38.11 | 2:46.01 | top 69.6% | 368 / 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
- 3 Sep 2016Four personal bests in one day at Breda Open 2016.
- 21 May 2016First competition: King's Open 2016. A 13.39 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- The Hague Open 2017 · 25 Mar 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Dutch Nationals 2016 · 1 Oct 2016
- Breda Open 2016 · 3 Sep 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Zeeland Open 2016 · 30 Jul 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- King's Open 2016 · 21 May 2016
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.
- Robin Verstraten — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Michael Fung — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead 20 times
- Jan van Dorst — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead 19 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.97 away.
- A sub-4 Skewb single — 7,977 people have one; it is 0.97 away.
Targets move as he improves.