People · Netherlands
Koen Arens
2×2 · top 16.6% of 189,179 all-time · competing since February 2009 · 2009AREN01
Koen Arens has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.19, set at Dutch Nationals 2010, puts him in the top 16.6% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 371st in the Netherlands. Across 11 competitions since February 2009, he has put 460 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 78% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 30.18 in February 2009 to 14.00, a 54% improvement. Koen 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 | Netherlands | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 3.19 | 4.99 | top 16.6% | 371 / 1,680 | |
| 3×3 | 14.00 | 16.37 | top 21.0% | 620 / 2,318 | |
| 4×4 | 1:06.16 | 1:16.28 | top 43.1% | 418 / 1,009 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 39 moves | — | early days — 3 solves | 85 / 171 | |
| 5×5 | 1:55.00 | 2:00.09 | top 46.1% | 240 / 542 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.15 | 11.14 | top 46.1% | 737 / 1,296 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 30.71 | 41.98 | top 48.3% | 337 / 737 | |
| Megaminx | 2:34.59 | 2:44.04 | top 63.5% | 277 / 417 | |
| 6×6 | 4:03.22 | 4:15.52 | top 66.7% | 158 / 208 | |
| 7×7 | 6:39.40 | 6:55.90 | top 76.4% | 144 / 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
- 8 Oct 2011First sub-15 3×3: 14.00 at Amstelveen Open 2011.
- 13 Nov 2010Three personal bests in one day at Dutch Nationals 2010.
- 16 Oct 2010Seven personal bests in one day at Dutch Open 2010.
- 20 Feb 2010Six personal bests in one day at Benelux Open 2010.
- 14 Nov 2009Seven personal bests in one day at Dutch Nationals 2009.
- 17 Oct 2009First sub-30 3×3: 18.75 at Dutch Open 2009.
Competitions
- Eat Sleep Cube Repeat 2014 · 21 Nov 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Dutch Nationals 2014 · 28 Sep 2014
- Eindhoven Open 2012 · 15 Sep 2012 — 2 personal bests set
- Twente Open 2012 · 3 Mar 2012 — 2 personal bests set
- Amstelveen Open 2011 · 8 Oct 2011 — 2 personal bests set
- Dutch Nationals 2010 · 13 Nov 2010 — 3 personal bests set
- Dutch Open 2010 · 16 Oct 2010 — 7 personal bests set
- Benelux Open 2010 · 20 Feb 2010 — 6 personal bests set
- Dutch Nationals 2009 · 14 Nov 2009 — 7 personal bests set
- Dutch Open 2009 · 17 Oct 2009 — 4 personal bests set
- Benelux Open 2009 · 21 Feb 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.
- Ron van Bruchem — met in 93 rounds, finished ahead 28 times
- Erik Akkersdijk — met in 92 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Sébastien Auroux — met in 88 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.19 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 2.00 away.
Targets move as he improves.