People · Luxembourg
Joel Spang
3×3 · top 27.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since January 2009 · 2009SPAN01
Joel Spang has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 15.96, set at Dutch Nationals 2010, puts him in the top 27.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 26th in Luxembourg. Across 12 competitions since January 2009, he has put 258 official solves on the record across ten 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 27.69 in January 2009 to 15.96, a 42% improvement. Joel 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 | Luxembourg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 15.96 | 18.47 | top 27.7% | 26 / 67 | |
| 2×2 | 5.28 | 7.68 | top 42.8% | 25 / 51 | |
| 4×4 | 1:18.54 | 1:28.48 | top 54.7% | 19 / 27 | |
| 5×5 | 2:49.34 | 3:04.55 | top 74.4% | 12 / 17 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 5:10.69 | — | early days — 2 solves | 5 / 6 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 57.55 | 1:11.93 | top 82.5% | 17 / 22 | |
| Pyraminx | 17.02 | 22.61 | top 87.8% | 28 / 30 | |
| Megaminx | 4:05.52 | 4:18.13 | top 90.9% | 13 / 15 | |
| 6×6 | 7:22.77 | 7:25.39 | top 96.3% | 8 / 9 | |
| Square-1 | 2:19.40 | — | top 99.1% | 7 / 8 |
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
- 13 Nov 2010Three personal bests in one day at Dutch Nationals 2010.
- 20 Feb 2010Three personal bests in one day at Benelux Open 2010.
- 17 Oct 2009First sub-20 3×3: 17.80 at Dutch Open 2009.
- 17 Oct 2009Three personal bests in one day at Dutch Open 2009.
- 12 Sep 2009Eight personal bests in one day at Brussels Summer Open 2009.
- 10 Jan 2009First competition: Aachen Open 2009. A 27.69 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Luxembourg Open 2018 · 10 Nov 2018
- Sébra Open 2016 · 29 Oct 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Aachen Open 2011 · 14 Jan 2011
- Dutch Nationals 2010 · 13 Nov 2010 — 3 personal bests set
- Dutch Open 2010 · 16 Oct 2010 — 2 personal bests set
- Benelux Open 2010 · 20 Feb 2010 — 3 personal bests set
- Aachen Open 2010 · 16 Jan 2010
- Dutch Open 2009 · 17 Oct 2009 — 3 personal bests set
- World Rubik's Cube Championship 2009 · 9 Oct 2009
- Brussels Summer Open 2009 · 12 Sep 2009 — 8 personal bests set
- German Open 2009 · 25 Apr 2009 — 1 personal best set
- Aachen Open 2009 · 10 Jan 2009
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.
- Erik Akkersdijk — met in 73 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Ron van Bruchem — met in 63 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Sébastien Auroux — met in 63 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 0.96 away.
- A sub-5 2×2 single — 73,413 people have one; it is 0.28 away.
Targets move as he improves.