People · Netherlands
DJ Nobel
2×2 · top 7.9% of 186,767 all-time · competing since September 2024 · 2024NOBE01
DJ Nobel has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.39, set at Beginner Utrecht 2025, puts him in the top 7.9% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 166th in the Netherlands. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since September 2024, he has put 216 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 74% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.82 in September 2024 to 13.91, a 17% improvement. DJ has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% 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 | 2.39 | 5.00 | top 7.9% | 166 / 1,665 | |
| 3×3 | 13.91 | 15.18 | top 20.6% | 605 / 2,294 | |
| Clock | 11.21 | 13.65 | top 31.1% | 149 / 466 | |
| Skewb | 8.09 | 11.49 | top 42.0% | 446 / 957 | |
| Megaminx | 2:12.49 | — | top 52.5% | 228 / 414 | |
| 4×4 | 1:18.78 | 1:30.32 | top 54.9% | 531 / 1,000 | |
| Square-1 | 36.40 | 48.35 | top 60.5% | 231 / 407 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.05 | 14.35 | top 60.9% | 886 / 1,283 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 38.50 | 43.92 | top 63.1% | 440 / 726 |
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
- 29 Mar 2025Three personal bests in one day at Schnelle Solves Siegen 2025.
- 8 Feb 2025Four personal bests in one day at Leersum Squared 2025.
- 24 Nov 2024Four personal bests in one day at Beveren Sunday Open 2024.
- 15 Nov 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.66 at Dutch Nationals 2024.
- 15 Sep 2024First competition: Heerenveen Open 2024. A 20.12 3×3 single to start from.
- 15 Sep 2024First sub-20 3×3: 16.82 at Heerenveen Open 2024.
Competitions
- Beveren Saturday Open 2025 · 27 Sep 2025
- Beginner Utrecht 2025 · 3 Aug 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Schnelle Solves Siegen 2025 · 29 Mar 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Leersum Squared 2025 · 8 Feb 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Beveren Sunday Open 2024 · 24 Nov 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Dutch Nationals 2024 · 15 Nov 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Heerenveen Open 2024 · 15 Sep 2024 — 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.
- Andrey Che — met in 38 rounds, never finished ahead
- Imanuel Müller — met in 32 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ron van Bruchem — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.39 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.91 away.
Targets move as he improves.