People · Netherlands
Finn van der Maas
Skewb · top 1.9% of 73,281 all-time · competing since September 2019 · 2019MAAS02
Finn van der Maas has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 2.19, set at Amsterdam Open 2023, puts him in the top 1.9% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 17th in the Netherlands. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 20 competitions since September 2019, he has put 887 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 67% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 6.68 in September 2019 to 1.52, a 77% improvement. Finn has entered 20 competitions, more competitions than 97% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Netherlands | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 2.19 | 5.38 | top 1.9% | 17 / 957 | |
| 2×2 | 1.52 | 3.34 | top 2.2% | 52 / 1,665 | |
| 3×3 | 7.76 | 9.70 | top 2.4% | 72 / 2,294 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.23 | 4.61 | top 4.4% | 68 / 1,283 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 14.28 | 19.17 | top 6.7% | 45 / 726 | |
| Square-1 | 10.94 | 13.09 | top 7.9% | 26 / 407 | |
| 4×4 | 36.28 | 42.29 | top 7.9% | 63 / 1,000 | |
| Megaminx | 1:17.56 | 1:27.46 | top 20.2% | 84 / 414 | |
| 5×5 | 1:24.57 | 1:32.98 | top 22.9% | 114 / 532 | |
| Clock | 13.44 | 14.65 | top 41.5% | 202 / 466 | |
| 6×6 | 3:22.55 | 3:30.35 | top 51.7% | 120 / 205 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 47 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 124 / 167 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 26 Nov 2022Five personal bests in one day at Dutch Nationals 2022.
- 22 Oct 2022Three personal bests in one day at Westfries Open 2022.
- 21 May 2022Four personal bests in one day at Dutch Masters 2022.
- 13 Nov 2021Five personal bests in one day at Seraing Open 2021.
- 19 Sep 2020First sub-10 3×3: 8.01 at Veenendaal Open 2020.
- 19 Sep 2020Seven personal bests in one day at Veenendaal Open 2020.
Competitions
- Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026 · 16 Jul 2026
- Leuven Open 2024 · 13 Apr 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Leersum Algs 2024 · 5 Jan 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Dutch Nationals 2023 · 25 Nov 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Amsterdam Open 2023 · 10 Sep 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Ermelo Cubing A 2023 · 22 Apr 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Dutch Nationals 2022 · 26 Nov 2022 — 5 personal bests set
- Belgian Nationals 2022 · 29 Oct 2022
- Westfries Open 2022 · 22 Oct 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Dutch Autumn 2022 · 25 Sep 2022
- Rubik's WCA European Championship 2022 · 14 Jul 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Hoorn Open 2022 · 2 Jul 2022
- Dutch Masters 2022 · 21 May 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Dutch Spring 2022 · 17 Apr 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Seraing Open 2021 · 13 Nov 2021 — 5 personal bests set
- Veenendaal Open 2020 · 19 Sep 2020 — 7 personal bests set
- Star Cubing Nijmegen 2020 · 29 Feb 2020 — 7 personal bests set
- Dutch Masters 2020 · 1 Feb 2020 — 7 personal bests set
- Dutch Open 2019 · 12 Oct 2019
- Dutch Nationals 2019 · 21 Sep 2019
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.
- Daniël Kassab — met in 162 rounds, finished ahead 47 times
- Olivier Vos — met in 142 rounds, finished ahead 47 times
- Robin Verstraten — met in 137 rounds, finished ahead 78 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Skewb single — 1,013 people have one; it is 0.19 away.
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.52 away.
Targets move as he improves.