People · Netherlands
Ian Holmes
Pyraminx · top 8.0% of 130,891 all-time · competing since June 2019 · 2019HOLM03
Ian Holmes has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.05, set at Dutch Masters 2020, puts him in the top 8.0% of the 130,891 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 135th in the Netherlands. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since June 2019, he has put 149 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.56 in June 2019 to 12.38, a 25% improvement. Ian 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 | Netherlands | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 4.05 | 5.93 | top 8.0% | 135 / 1,296 | |
| Skewb | 4.37 | 6.58 | top 13.6% | 135 / 968 | |
| 3×3 | 12.38 | 16.62 | top 15.3% | 442 / 2,318 | |
| Megaminx | 1:24.52 | 1:28.14 | top 24.7% | 108 / 417 | |
| 2×2 | 4.78 | 5.68 | top 36.6% | 808 / 1,680 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 34.40 | 38.12 | top 56.3% | 396 / 737 | |
| 4×4 | 1:31.10 | — | top 64.5% | 641 / 1,009 |
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
- 1 Feb 2020Five personal bests in one day at Dutch Masters 2020.
- 4 Jan 2020First sub-15 3×3: 12.38 at Happy New Year Cubing Hoorn 2020.
- 4 Jan 2020Four personal bests in one day at Happy New Year Cubing Hoorn 2020.
- 21 Sep 2019Four personal bests in one day at Dutch Nationals 2019.
- 22 Jun 2019First competition: Belgian Solstice 2019. A 16.56 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Dutch Masters 2020 · 1 Feb 2020 — 5 personal bests set
- Happy New Year Cubing Hoorn 2020 · 4 Jan 2020 — 4 personal bests set
- Dutch Nationals 2019 · 21 Sep 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Belgian Solstice 2019 · 22 Jun 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.
- Olivier Vos — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Machiel van Loon — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Douwe Besseling — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 10,050 people have one; it is 0.05 away.
- A sub-4 Skewb single — 8,121 people have one; it is 0.37 away.
Targets move as he improves.