People · Netherlands
Boyan van de Graaf
3×3 · top 3.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since June 2024 · 2024GRAA03
Boyan van de Graaf has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.58, set at Arnhem Open 2025, puts him in the top 3.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 111th in the Netherlands. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since June 2024, he has put 30 official solves on the record across three events. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.40 in June 2024 to 8.58, a 48% improvement. Boyan has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% 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 | 8.58 | 15.92 | top 3.9% | 111 / 2,294 | |
| 2×2 | 3.28 | 6.14 | top 17.5% | 391 / 1,665 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 43.25 | — | early days — 2 solves | 486 / 726 |
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
- 28 Jun 2025First sub-15 3×3: 8.58 at Arnhem Open 2025.
- 28 Jun 2025First sub-10 3×3: 8.58 at Arnhem Open 2025.
- 9 Jun 2024First competition: Capelle Cubing 2024. A 16.40 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Breda Open 2025 · 23 Aug 2025
- Arnhem Open 2025 · 28 Jun 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Capelle Cubing 2024 · 9 Jun 2024
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.
- Ferdinand Post — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Sieb van Geel — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Anja Strydom — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.58 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.28 away.
Targets move as he improves.