People · Netherlands
David Kleemans
2×2 · top 9.6% of 189,179 all-time · competing since November 2008 · 2008KLEE01
David Kleemans has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.56, set at Zwolle Open 2018, puts him in the top 9.6% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 203rd in the Netherlands. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since November 2008, he has put 227 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 69% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 1:05.00 in November 2008 to 12.26, an 81% improvement. David has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% 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 | 2.56 | 4.84 | top 9.6% | 203 / 1,680 | |
| 3×3 | 12.26 | 14.80 | top 14.9% | 425 / 2,318 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.46 | 9.28 | top 31.7% | 545 / 1,296 | |
| 4×4 | 1:00.11 | 1:04.07 | top 36.7% | 358 / 1,009 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 33.29 | 42.84 | top 54.0% | 377 / 737 | |
| 5×5 | 2:26.69 | — | top 64.3% | 342 / 542 | |
| Clock | 20.71 | 38.52 | top 66.8% | 303 / 479 | |
| Skewb | 12.71 | 17.08 | top 69.5% | 719 / 968 | |
| Square-1 | 1:14.07 | 1:44.76 | top 90.7% | 370 / 407 |
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
- 11 Mar 2023Four personal bests in one day at Kampen Open 2023.
- 17 Aug 2018Seven personal bests in one day at Zwolle Open 2018.
- 1 Oct 2016First sub-15 3×3: 14.97 at Dutch Nationals 2016.
- 1 Oct 2016Four personal bests in one day at Dutch Nationals 2016.
- 3 Sep 2016Four personal bests in one day at Breda Open 2016.
- 22 Sep 2012First sub-20 3×3: 16.58 at Amstelveen Open 2012.
Competitions
- Take Your Time Ermelo 2025 · 18 Oct 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Kampen Open 2023 · 11 Mar 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Dutch Open 2018 · 13 Oct 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Zwolle Open 2018 · 17 Aug 2018 — 7 personal bests set
- Dutch Nationals 2016 · 1 Oct 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Breda Open 2016 · 3 Sep 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Amstelveen Open 2012 · 22 Sep 2012 — 4 personal bests set
- Dutch Nationals 2011 · 17 Dec 2011 — 3 personal bests set
- Dutch Nationals 2010 · 13 Nov 2010
- Dutch Nationals 2009 · 14 Nov 2009
- Dutch Nationals 2008 · 15 Nov 2008
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.
- Ron van Bruchem — met in 50 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Robin Verstraten — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Mattheo de Wit — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.56 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 0.26 away.
Targets move as he improves.