People · Netherlands
Cédric van Es
3×3 · top 7.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since January 2025 · 2025ESCE01
Cédric van Es has been competing for a year. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.84, set at Take Your Time Ermelo 2025, puts him in the top 7.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 187th in the Netherlands. Until October 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since January 2025, he has put 87 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.38 in January 2025 to 9.84, a 26% improvement. He has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 | 9.84 | 12.48 | top 7.0% | 187 / 2,294 | |
| 2×2 | 2.80 | 4.50 | top 12.0% | 255 / 1,665 | |
| 4×4 | 1:08.73 | 1:15.54 | top 45.6% | 445 / 1,000 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 45.20 | — | early days — 2 solves | 503 / 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
- 18 Oct 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.84 at Take Your Time Ermelo 2025.
- 28 Jun 2025Three personal bests in one day at Arnhem Open 2025.
- 19 Jan 2025First competition: Alphen Cubing 2025. A 13.38 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Take Your Time Ermelo 2025 · 18 Oct 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Arnhem Open 2025 · 28 Jun 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Lente in Lent 2025 · 12 Apr 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Alphen Cubing 2025 · 19 Jan 2025
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.
- Marc Dullemond — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Casper Hegt — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Ferre Poortier — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.84 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.80 away.
Targets move as he improves.