People · Netherlands
Joost Franssen
3×3 · top 36.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2010 · 2010FRAN06
Joost Franssen has been competing for 16 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 18.63, set at Zonhoven Open 2013, puts him in the top 36.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 982nd in the Netherlands. Across 4 competitions since November 2010, he has put 107 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 29.72 in November 2010 to 18.63, a 37% improvement. Joost 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 18.63 | 20.56 | top 36.0% | 982 / 2,294 | |
| 2×2 | 5.53 | 6.82 | top 45.7% | 929 / 1,665 | |
| 4×4 | 1:27.65 | 1:37.25 | top 61.9% | 601 / 1,000 | |
| 5×5 | 2:43.53 | — | top 72.0% | 380 / 532 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 50.46 | 1:02.69 | top 77.1% | 548 / 726 | |
| Pyraminx | 14.52 | 19.84 | top 80.0% | 1,083 / 1,283 | |
| 7×7 | 8:29.30 | — | early days — 1 solve | 160 / 169 | |
| 6×6 | 6:55.97 | — | early days — 1 solve | 202 / 205 |
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
- 2 Mar 2013First sub-20 3×3: 18.63 at Zonhoven Open 2013.
- 2 Mar 2013Five personal bests in one day at Zonhoven Open 2013.
- 22 Sep 2012Three personal bests in one day at Amstelveen Open 2012.
- 2 Apr 2011Three personal bests in one day at NEMO Amsterdam Open 2011.
- 13 Nov 2010First competition: Dutch Nationals 2010. A 29.72 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Zonhoven Open 2013 · 2 Mar 2013 — 5 personal bests set
- Amstelveen Open 2012 · 22 Sep 2012 — 3 personal bests set
- NEMO Amsterdam Open 2011 · 2 Apr 2011 — 3 personal bests set
- Dutch Nationals 2010 · 13 Nov 2010
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.
- Reinier Schippers — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Erik Akkersdijk — met in 26 rounds, never finished ahead
- Mats Valk — met in 26 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 3.63 away.
- A sub-5 2×2 single — 73,413 people have one; it is 0.53 away.
Targets move as he improves.