People · Netherlands
Joost van Raak
3×3 · top 27.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2012 · 2012RAAK01
Joost van Raak has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 15.95, set at Amstelveen Open 2013, puts him in the top 27.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 785th in the Netherlands. Across 4 competitions since November 2012, he has put 52 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 38.83 in November 2012 to 15.95, a 59% 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 | 15.95 | 19.05 | top 27.6% | 785 / 2,294 | |
| 2×2 | 5.69 | 8.28 | top 47.5% | 963 / 1,665 | |
| 4×4 | 1:26.03 | 1:34.33 | top 60.7% | 586 / 1,000 | |
| 5×5 | 3:08.11 | — | top 80.6% | 423 / 532 |
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
- 10 Aug 2013First sub-20 3×3: 19.47 at N8W8 Summer 2013.
- 1 Jun 2013First sub-30 3×3: 20.53 at Eindhoven Spring 2013.
- 3 Nov 2012First competition: Dutch Open 2012. A 38.83 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Amstelveen Open 2013 · 13 Oct 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- N8W8 Summer 2013 · 10 Aug 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- Eindhoven Spring 2013 · 1 Jun 2013 — 1 personal best set
- Dutch Open 2012 · 3 Nov 2012
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.
- Geert Bicler — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead once
- Reinier Schippers — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
- Zolboo Erelkhegbaatar — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 0.95 away.
- A sub-5 2×2 single — 73,413 people have one; it is 0.69 away.
Targets move as he improves.