People · Netherlands
Joshua van Gelder
Megaminx · top 15.0% of 35,351 all-time · competing since April 2022 · 2022GELD02
Joshua van Gelder has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Megaminx: a personal-best single of 1:08.97, set at Meppel Mayhem 2026, puts him in the top 15.0% of the 35,351 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 64th in the Netherlands. Across 12 competitions since April 2022, he has put 314 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 65% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.84 in April 2022 to 15.09, a 31% improvement. Joshua 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Megaminx | 1:08.97 | 1:20.08 | top 15.0% | 64 / 417 | |
| 3×3 | 15.09 | 17.65 | top 24.8% | 716 / 2,318 | |
| 2×2 | 4.50 | 6.97 | top 33.0% | 751 / 1,680 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.98 | 13.55 | top 52.9% | 805 / 1,296 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 36.05 | 45.65 | top 59.3% | 416 / 737 | |
| 4×4 | 1:25.15 | 1:39.85 | top 60.1% | 589 / 1,009 | |
| 5×5 | 2:36.59 | — | top 68.9% | 374 / 542 | |
| Skewb | 14.36 | 18.87 | top 76.1% | 782 / 968 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 60 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 160 / 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
- 10 Jul 2026Four personal bests in one day at Warm Up Lent 2026.
- 18 Apr 2026Four personal bests in one day at Breda Open 2026.
- 21 May 2022First sub-20 3×3: 17.37 at Dutch Masters 2022.
- 21 May 2022Three personal bests in one day at Dutch Masters 2022.
- 17 Apr 2022First competition: Dutch Spring 2022. A 21.84 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Back in Ermelo 2026 · 17 Oct 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Warm Up Lent 2026 · 10 Jul 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Meppel Mayhem 2026 · 30 May 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Breda Open 2026 · 18 Apr 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Classic Cubing Capelle 2026 · 8 Mar 2026
- Take Your Time Ermelo 2025 · 18 Oct 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Rubik's Dutch Nationals 2025 · 5 Sep 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Dutch Nationals 2024 · 15 Nov 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Bigger in Breda 2024 · 4 May 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Kampen Open 2023 · 11 Mar 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Dutch Masters 2022 · 21 May 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Dutch Spring 2022 · 17 Apr 2022
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.
- Rafaël van Gelder — met in 75 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Ivo Stoutjesdijk — met in 75 rounds, never finished ahead
- Tristan Paulussen — met in 71 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-1:00 Megaminx single — 3,558 people have one; it is 8.97 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 70,740 people have one; it is 0.09 away.
Targets move as he improves.