People · Belgium
Gil Merckx
7×7 · top 33.1% of 14,226 all-time · competing since March 2013 · 2013MERC01
Gil Merckx has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the 7×7: a personal-best single of 4:06.21, set at Zonhoven Open 2014, puts him in the top 33.1% of the 14,226 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 22nd in Belgium. Across 4 competitions since March 2013, he has put 105 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 7% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. Gil has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Belgium | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7×7 | 4:06.21 | 4:15.16 | top 33.1% | 22 / 91 | |
| Megaminx | 1:39.06 | 1:53.79 | top 34.1% | 61 / 197 | |
| 6×6 | 2:52.96 | 3:00.12 | top 37.5% | 36 / 119 | |
| 5×5 | 1:45.72 | 1:49.92 | top 39.7% | 82 / 246 | |
| 4×4 | 1:04.16 | 1:08.67 | top 40.8% | 183 / 459 | |
| 3×3 | 20.50 | 22.82 | top 41.4% | 484 / 1,094 | |
| 2×2 | 9.34 | 9.84 | top 75.1% | 643 / 777 |
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, 4×4. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 23 May 2015Three personal bests in one day at CBNBC 2015.
- 22 Mar 2014Four personal bests in one day at Zonhoven Open 2014.
- 2 Mar 2013First competition: Zonhoven Open 2013. A 22.93 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- CBNBC 2015 · 23 May 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Zonhoven Open 2015 · 14 Mar 2015
- Zonhoven Open 2014 · 22 Mar 2014 — 4 personal bests set
- Zonhoven Open 2013 · 2 Mar 2013 — 2 personal bests 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.
- Jan Bentlage — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead once
- François Courtès — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Antonie Paterakis — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-3:00 7×7 single — 1,507 people have one; it is 1:06.21 away.
- A sub-1:30 Megaminx single — 9,803 people have one; it is 9.06 away.
Targets move as he improves.