People · Netherlands
Frank van Hoof
3×3 · top 50.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2025 · 2025HOOF01
Frank van Hoof has been competing for a year. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 23.85, set at Pakje Open in Lent 2025, puts him in the top 50.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,291st in the Netherlands. Across 5 competitions since August 2025, he has put 89 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 26.96 in August 2025 to 23.85, a 12% improvement. Frank has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 23.85 | 28.23 | top 50.0% | 1,291 / 2,294 | |
| 4×4 | 1:28.63 | 1:37.53 | top 62.6% | 615 / 1,000 | |
| 5×5 | 2:24.08 | — | top 63.0% | 321 / 532 | |
| Skewb | 11.74 | 16.58 | top 64.7% | 648 / 957 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.73 | 18.83 | top 65.5% | 937 / 1,283 | |
| Megaminx | 2:54.52 | — | early days — 3 solves | 324 / 414 | |
| 2×2 | 9.27 | 10.04 | top 74.8% | 1,352 / 1,665 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:11.44 | 1:30.41 | top 89.6% | 659 / 726 | |
| Square-1 | 1:21.55 | — | early days — 2 solves | 381 / 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
- 18 Apr 2026Three personal bests in one day at Breda Open 2026.
- 23 Aug 2025First competition: Breda Open 2025. A 26.96 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Breda Open 2026 · 18 Apr 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Classic Cubing Capelle 2026 · 8 Mar 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Pakje Open in Lent 2025 · 6 Dec 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Take Your Time Ermelo 2025 · 18 Oct 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Breda Open 2025 · 23 Aug 2025
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.
- Ivo Stoutjesdijk — met in 28 rounds, never finished ahead
- Anja Strydom — met in 28 rounds, never finished ahead
- Florine Zuur — met in 27 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 3.85 away.
- A sub-1:00 4×4 single — 30,601 people have one; it is 28.63 away.
Targets move as he improves.