People · Netherlands
Chai van der Mark
3×3 · top 16.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since September 2022 · 2022MARK08
Chai van der Mark has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 12.81, set at Dutch Open 2023, puts him in the top 16.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 489th in the Netherlands. Across 5 competitions since September 2022, he has put 59 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 8% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.27 in September 2022 to 12.81, a 40% improvement. Chai 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 | 12.81 | 17.77 | top 16.8% | 489 / 2,294 | |
| 2×2 | 6.29 | 8.55 | top 53.9% | 1,054 / 1,665 | |
| 4×4 | 1:32.12 | — | top 65.2% | 641 / 1,000 | |
| Skewb | 15.79 | 19.02 | top 80.7% | 807 / 957 |
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 Jun 2023First sub-15 3×3: 12.81 at Dutch Open 2023.
- 22 Apr 2023Four personal bests in one day at Ermelo Cubing A 2023.
- 11 Mar 2023First sub-20 3×3: 19.04 at Kampen Open 2023.
- 25 Sep 2022First competition: Dutch Autumn 2022. A 21.27 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Dutch Open 2023 · 3 Jun 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Ermelo Cubing A 2023 · 22 Apr 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Kampen Open 2023 · 11 Mar 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Dutch Nationals 2022 · 26 Nov 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Dutch Autumn 2022 · 25 Sep 2022
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.
- Quinten van Diermen — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead once
- Tijmen van der Ree — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
- Mika Smulders — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.81 away.
- A sub-6 2×2 single — 95,042 people have one; it is 0.29 away.
Targets move as he improves.