People · Netherlands
Daan Kusters
3×3 · top 1.5% of 288,433 all-time · competing since February 2020 · 2020KUST01
Daan Kusters has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.10, set at Dutch Nationals 2024, puts him in the top 1.5% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 47th in the Netherlands. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since February 2020, he has put 550 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 76% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.24 in February 2020 to 7.10, a 46% improvement. Daan has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% 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 | 7.10 | 9.18 | top 1.5% | 47 / 2,318 | |
| Square-1 | 8.05 | 9.96 | top 3.1% | 12 / 407 | |
| 2×2 | 1.73 | 2.84 | top 3.3% | 77 / 1,680 | |
| Skewb | 2.85 | 5.47 | top 4.3% | 44 / 968 | |
| 4×4 | 32.69 | 38.96 | top 4.8% | 38 / 1,009 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.56 | 5.08 | top 5.7% | 88 / 1,296 | |
| Megaminx | 58.29 | 1:03.52 | top 9.1% | 35 / 417 | |
| 5×5 | 1:08.68 | 1:16.74 | top 10.8% | 48 / 542 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.18 | 20.19 | top 13.1% | 74 / 737 | |
| Clock | 9.55 | 10.25 | top 22.7% | 110 / 479 | |
| 6×6 | 2:37.16 | 2:45.52 | top 29.3% | 63 / 208 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 38 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 81 / 171 | |
| 7×7 | 4:54.55 | — | early days — 2 solves | 91 / 171 |
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
- 15 Nov 2024Three personal bests in one day at Dutch Nationals 2024.
- 14 May 2023Three personal bests in one day at Capelle Cubing 2023.
- 26 Nov 2022Three personal bests in one day at Dutch Nationals 2022.
- 14 Jul 2022Four personal bests in one day at Rubik's WCA European Championship 2022.
- 21 May 2022First sub-10 3×3: 9.56 at Dutch Masters 2022.
- 21 May 2022Ten personal bests in one day at Dutch Masters 2022.
Competitions
- Dutch Nationals 2024 · 15 Nov 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Capelle Cubing 2023 · 14 May 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Ermelo Cubing A 2023 · 22 Apr 2023
- Alphen Cubing 2023 · 5 Feb 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Dutch Nationals 2022 · 26 Nov 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Dutch Autumn 2022 · 25 Sep 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA European Championship 2022 · 14 Jul 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Dutch Masters 2022 · 21 May 2022 — 10 personal bests set
- Veenendaal Open 2020 · 19 Sep 2020 — 8 personal bests set
- Dutch Masters 2020 · 1 Feb 2020 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Vincent Chan — met in 104 rounds, finished ahead 32 times
- Daniël Kassab — met in 103 rounds, finished ahead 43 times
- Olivier Vos — met in 93 rounds, finished ahead 31 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,419 people have one; it is 1.10 away.
- A sub-8 Square-1 single — 781 people have one; it is 0.05 away.
Targets move as he improves.