People · Netherlands
Julian Duijker
Skewb · top 3.3% of 73,281 all-time · competing since October 2018 · 2018DUIJ01
Julian Duijker has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 2.62, set at Dutch Nationals 2019, puts him in the top 3.3% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 31st in the Netherlands. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since October 2018, he has put 351 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 69% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.33 in December 2018 to 9.97, a 39% improvement. Julian has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Netherlands | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 2.62 | 5.59 | top 3.3% | 31 / 957 | |
| 2×2 | 1.79 | 3.25 | top 3.5% | 83 / 1,665 | |
| 3×3 | 9.97 | 12.28 | top 7.4% | 199 / 2,294 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.18 | 6.60 | top 8.6% | 143 / 1,283 | |
| 4×4 | 48.14 | 51.89 | top 22.3% | 206 / 1,000 | |
| 5×5 | 1:29.40 | 1:50.66 | top 26.8% | 133 / 532 | |
| Square-1 | 21.84 | 30.35 | top 32.1% | 114 / 407 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 26.47 | 30.65 | top 38.0% | 253 / 726 | |
| Megaminx | 1:46.83 | — | top 38.6% | 162 / 414 | |
| 7×7 | 4:58.28 | 5:23.86 | top 50.1% | 90 / 169 | |
| 6×6 | 3:49.33 | — | early days — 2 solves | 143 / 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
- 12 Oct 2019First sub-10 3×3: 9.97 at Dutch Open 2019.
- 21 Sep 2019Seven personal bests in one day at Dutch Nationals 2019.
- 16 Aug 2019Eight personal bests in one day at Hoogland Open 2019.
- 29 Jun 2019Five personal bests in one day at Star Cubing Nijmegen 2019.
- 6 Apr 2019Five personal bests in one day at Dutch Masters 2019.
- 10 Feb 2019First sub-15 3×3: 13.65 at Haarlem Cubing 2019.
Competitions
- Dutch Open 2019 · 12 Oct 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Dutch Nationals 2019 · 21 Sep 2019 — 7 personal bests set
- Hoogland Open 2019 · 16 Aug 2019 — 8 personal bests set
- Star Cubing Nijmegen 2019 · 29 Jun 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Dutch Masters 2019 · 6 Apr 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Haarlem Cubing 2019 · 10 Feb 2019 — 6 personal bests set
- Rijswijk Open 2018 · 15 Dec 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Dutch Open 2018 · 13 Oct 2018
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.
- Daniël Kassab — met in 81 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Tristan Jansen — met in 75 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Olivier Vos — met in 75 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Skewb single — 1,013 people have one; it is 0.62 away.
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.79 away.
Targets move as he improves.