People · Germany
Karsten Buitkamp
Clock · top 34.1% of 32,048 all-time · competing since April 2009 · 2009BUIT01
Karsten Buitkamp has been competing for 17 years. His best event is the Clock: a personal-best single of 11.83, set at German Open 2010, puts him in the top 34.1% of the 32,048 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 226th in Germany. Across 11 competitions since April 2009, he has put 214 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 54% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 31.89 in April 2009 to 20.06, a 37% improvement. Karsten has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Germany | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clock | 11.83 | 14.03 | top 34.1% | 226 / 634 | |
| 3×3 | 20.06 | 24.85 | top 40.1% | 1,932 / 4,109 | |
| Square-1 | 29.02 | 42.69 | top 47.6% | 239 / 533 | |
| 2×2 | 6.86 | 11.45 | top 59.3% | 1,887 / 2,875 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 45.72 | 57.00 | top 72.4% | 974 / 1,314 | |
| 4×4 | 1:48.78 | 1:57.17 | top 76.0% | 1,449 / 1,934 | |
| 5×5 | 3:01.00 | 3:20.78 | top 78.3% | 861 / 1,158 | |
| 6×6 | 6:36.06 | 6:58.66 | top 93.8% | 535 / 586 | |
| 7×7 | 9:25.19 | 9:53.73 | top 95.4% | 467 / 510 | |
| Megaminx | 5:01.47 | — | top 96.4% | 751 / 787 |
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
- 22 May 2010Six personal bests in one day at Belgian Open 2010.
- 17 Apr 2010Four personal bests in one day at German Open 2010.
- 20 Feb 2010Four personal bests in one day at Benelux Open 2010.
- 12 Dec 2009Four personal bests in one day at The Hague Open 2009.
- 9 Oct 2009First sub-30 3×3: 28.66 at World Rubik's Cube Championship 2009.
- 25 Apr 2009First competition: German Open 2009. A 31.89 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Twente Open 2012 · 3 Mar 2012 — 1 personal best set
- V-CUBE Spiel 2010 · 23 Oct 2010 — 2 personal bests set
- East German Open 2010 · 14 Aug 2010 — 2 personal bests set
- Belgian Open 2010 · 22 May 2010 — 6 personal bests set
- German Open 2010 · 17 Apr 2010 — 4 personal bests set
- Benelux Open 2010 · 20 Feb 2010 — 4 personal bests set
- The Hague Open 2009 · 12 Dec 2009 — 4 personal bests set
- German Nationals 2009 · 21 Nov 2009 — 2 personal bests set
- Essen Open 2009 · 24 Oct 2009 — 1 personal best set
- World Rubik's Cube Championship 2009 · 9 Oct 2009 — 1 personal best set
- German Open 2009 · 25 Apr 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.
- Sébastien Auroux — met in 53 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Erik Akkersdijk — met in 52 rounds, finished ahead once
- Ron van Bruchem — met in 49 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 Clock single — 8,040 people have one; it is 1.83 away.
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 0.06 away.
Targets move as he improves.