People · Netherlands
Daniel Wijs
2×2 · top 2.5% of 186,767 all-time · competing since May 2022 · 2022WIJS01
Daniel Wijs has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.57, set at Arnhem Open B 2024, puts him in the top 2.5% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 60th in the Netherlands. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 17 competitions since May 2022, he has put 536 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 61% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.29 in May 2022 to 8.74, a 52% improvement. Daniel has entered 17 competitions, more competitions than 96% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Netherlands | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.57 | 3.73 | top 2.5% | 60 / 1,665 | |
| 3×3 | 8.74 | 10.97 | top 4.3% | 117 / 2,294 | |
| 4×4 | 40.45 | 48.07 | top 12.6% | 120 / 1,000 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.84 | 8.16 | top 18.8% | 324 / 1,283 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.59 | 24.78 | top 22.1% | 139 / 726 | |
| Skewb | 5.88 | 11.11 | top 24.8% | 273 / 957 | |
| Clock | 11.57 | 14.26 | top 32.9% | 159 / 466 | |
| Square-1 | 24.84 | 31.26 | top 38.8% | 146 / 407 | |
| Megaminx | 1:51.79 | — | top 41.4% | 177 / 414 | |
| 5×5 | 2:00.78 | — | top 49.7% | 254 / 532 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:41.79 | — | early days — 2 solves | 75 / 132 | |
| 6×6 | 4:39.20 | — | early days — 1 solve | 175 / 205 |
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
- 24 Nov 2024First sub-10 3×3: 8.74 at Beveren Sunday Open 2024.
- 24 Mar 2024Three personal bests in one day at Arnhem Open B 2024.
- 13 Jan 2024Four personal bests in one day at Dutch Winter South 2024.
- 25 Nov 2023Four personal bests in one day at Dutch Nationals 2023.
- 10 Sep 2023Four personal bests in one day at Amsterdam Open 2023.
- 26 Nov 2022Three personal bests in one day at Dutch Nationals 2022.
Competitions
- Amsterdam Open 2026 · 22 Feb 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Beveren Sunday Open 2024 · 24 Nov 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Bigger in Breda 2024 · 4 May 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Arnhem Open B 2024 · 24 Mar 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Dutch Winter South 2024 · 13 Jan 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Dutch Nationals 2023 · 25 Nov 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Amsterdam Open 2023 · 10 Sep 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Dutch Open 2023 · 3 Jun 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Capelle Cubing 2023 · 14 May 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Ermelo Cubing A 2023 · 22 Apr 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Kampen Open 2023 · 11 Mar 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Alphen Cubing 2023 · 5 Feb 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Dutch Nationals 2022 · 26 Nov 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Westfries Open 2022 · 22 Oct 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Dutch Autumn 2022 · 25 Sep 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Hoorn Open 2022 · 2 Jul 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Dutch Masters 2022 · 21 May 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.
- Christofor Gabriel Costea — met in 105 rounds, finished ahead once
- Koen Rijpkema — met in 104 rounds, finished ahead 20 times
- Ivo Stoutjesdijk — met in 99 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.57 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.74 away.
Targets move as he improves.