People · Netherlands
Guus van der Goes
2×2 · top 4.9% of 189,179 all-time · competing since March 2018 · 2018GOES01
Guus van der Goes has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.02, set at Dutch Masters 2019, puts him in the top 4.9% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 111th in the Netherlands. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 12 competitions since March 2018, he has put 577 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 61% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.68 in March 2018 to 10.95, a 38% improvement. Guus has entered twelve competitions, more competitions than 94% 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 | 2.02 | 4.37 | top 4.9% | 111 / 1,680 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.58 | 8.12 | top 5.8% | 92 / 1,296 | |
| 3×3 | 10.95 | 13.44 | top 10.4% | 286 / 2,318 | |
| Skewb | 4.23 | 6.64 | top 12.6% | 123 / 968 | |
| 4×4 | 48.40 | 56.98 | top 22.7% | 217 / 1,009 | |
| Megaminx | 1:24.48 | 1:36.29 | top 24.7% | 107 / 417 | |
| Square-1 | 22.27 | 41.50 | top 33.1% | 118 / 407 | |
| 5×5 | 1:43.12 | 1:55.02 | top 37.7% | 198 / 542 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 26.69 | 32.80 | top 38.7% | 263 / 737 | |
| 6×6 | 4:07.10 | — | early days — 3 solves | 161 / 208 | |
| 7×7 | 7:12.27 | — | early days — 1 solve | 150 / 171 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 53 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 146 / 171 |
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
- 6 Apr 2019Five personal bests in one day at Dutch Masters 2019.
- 15 Dec 2018Four personal bests in one day at Rijswijk Open 2018.
- 10 Nov 2018Four personal bests in one day at Meppel Open 2018.
- 22 Sep 2018First sub-15 3×3: 14.55 at Dutch Nationals 2018.
- 22 Sep 2018Nine personal bests in one day at Dutch Nationals 2018.
- 23 Jun 2018Six personal bests in one day at Veenendaal Open 2018.
Competitions
- Arnhem Open A 2024 · 23 Mar 2024
- Alphen Cubing 2023 · 5 Feb 2023
- Dutch Masters 2020 · 1 Feb 2020 — 2 personal bests set
- Happy New Year Cubing Hoorn 2020 · 4 Jan 2020 — 2 personal bests set
- Star Cubing Nijmegen 2019 · 29 Jun 2019
- Dutch Masters 2019 · 6 Apr 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Cube Weekend Sint Michielsgestel 2019 · 22 Mar 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Rijswijk Open 2018 · 15 Dec 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Meppel Open 2018 · 10 Nov 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Dutch Nationals 2018 · 22 Sep 2018 — 9 personal bests set
- Veenendaal Open 2018 · 23 Jun 2018 — 6 personal bests set
- Assen Open 2018 · 3 Mar 2018 — 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.
- Daniël Kassab — met in 128 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Mika Smulders — met in 114 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Mark Bennis — met in 111 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.02 away.
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,783 people have one; it is 0.58 away.
Targets move as he improves.