People · Netherlands
Guus Kroes
2×2 · top 7.1% of 186,767 all-time · competing since January 2024 · 2024KROE01
Guus Kroes has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.31, set at Capelle Cubing 2024, puts him in the top 7.1% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 153rd in the Netherlands. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since January 2024, he has put 153 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 85% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 40.75 in January 2024 to 10.93, a 73% improvement. Guus has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% 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 | 2.31 | 5.51 | top 7.1% | 153 / 1,665 | |
| 3×3 | 10.93 | 13.91 | top 10.3% | 281 / 2,294 | |
| Skewb | 4.38 | 8.39 | top 13.6% | 135 / 957 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.72 | 8.20 | top 18.0% | 312 / 1,283 | |
| Clock | 9.98 | 11.35 | top 25.0% | 121 / 466 | |
| 4×4 | 55.57 | 1:01.75 | top 31.4% | 297 / 1,000 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 27.79 | 34.24 | top 41.4% | 279 / 726 | |
| Megaminx | 2:01.67 | — | early days — 2 solves | 201 / 414 | |
| Square-1 | 39.67 | — | early days — 2 solves | 242 / 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
- 15 Nov 2024Four personal bests in one day at Dutch Nationals 2024.
- 9 Jun 2024Five personal bests in one day at Capelle Cubing 2024.
- 4 May 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.84 at Bigger in Breda 2024.
- 23 Mar 2024First sub-30 3×3: 25.04 at Arnhem Open A 2024.
- 23 Mar 2024First sub-20 3×3: 19.20 at Arnhem Open A 2024.
- 23 Mar 2024Four personal bests in one day at Arnhem Open A 2024.
Competitions
- Leersum Squared 2025 · 8 Feb 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Dutch Nationals 2024 · 15 Nov 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Capelle Cubing 2024 · 9 Jun 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Bigger in Breda 2024 · 4 May 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Arnhem Open A 2024 · 23 Mar 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Dutch Winter South 2024 · 13 Jan 2024
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.
- Hugo Garstman — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Nanno Venhorst — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Christofor Gabriel Costea — met in 33 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.31 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.93 away.
Targets move as he improves.