People · Netherlands
Dick van Zalinge
3×3 · top 35.4% of 288,433 all-time · competing since February 2009 · 2009ZALI01
Dick van Zalinge has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 18.38, set at NEMO Amsterdam Open 2012, puts him in the top 35.4% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 980th in the Netherlands. Across 9 competitions since February 2009, he has put 237 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 79% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. That figure sets aside his 4 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 34.15 in February 2009 to 18.38, a 46% improvement. Dick has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% 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 | 18.38 | 22.44 | top 35.4% | 980 / 2,318 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.02 | 17.20 | top 45.0% | 715 / 1,296 | |
| Clock | 17.81 | 28.94 | top 58.2% | 282 / 479 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 39.80 | 46.50 | top 65.1% | 454 / 737 | |
| 2×2 | 7.91 | 9.50 | top 67.2% | 1,254 / 1,680 | |
| 4×4 | 1:45.33 | 2:07.35 | top 74.1% | 734 / 1,009 | |
| 5×5 | 3:25.22 | 4:02.06 | top 85.3% | 471 / 542 | |
| Square-1 | 1:08.61 | 1:34.24 | top 88.4% | 362 / 407 | |
| 6×6 | 9:04.58 | 9:31.59 | early days — 3 solves | 208 / 208 |
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
- 19 May 2012First sub-20 3×3: 18.69 at NEMO Amsterdam Open 2012.
- 19 May 2012Six personal bests in one day at NEMO Amsterdam Open 2012.
- 17 Dec 2011Three personal bests in one day at Dutch Nationals 2011.
- 2 Apr 2011Five personal bests in one day at NEMO Amsterdam Open 2011.
- 17 Oct 2009First sub-30 3×3: 24.08 at Dutch Open 2009.
- 17 Oct 2009Five personal bests in one day at Dutch Open 2009.
Competitions
- Amstelveen Open 2012 · 22 Sep 2012 — 1 personal best set
- NEMO Amsterdam Open 2012 · 19 May 2012 — 6 personal bests set
- Dutch Nationals 2011 · 17 Dec 2011 — 3 personal bests set
- NEMO Amsterdam Open 2011 · 2 Apr 2011 — 5 personal bests set
- Benelux Open 2010 · 20 Feb 2010 — 2 personal bests set
- The Hague Open 2009 · 12 Dec 2009 — 1 personal best set
- Dutch Nationals 2009 · 14 Nov 2009 — 1 personal best set
- Dutch Open 2009 · 17 Oct 2009 — 5 personal bests set
- Benelux Open 2009 · 21 Feb 2009
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.
- Erik Akkersdijk — met in 67 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Mats Valk — met in 65 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Ron van Bruchem — met in 62 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 70,740 people have one; it is 3.38 away.
- A sub-8 Pyraminx single — 47,369 people have one; it is 1.02 away.
Targets move as he improves.