People · Netherlands
Koen Wermer
Clock · top 16.1% of 32,048 all-time · competing since August 2008 · 2008WERM02
Koen Wermer has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the Clock: a personal-best single of 8.18, set at World Rubik's Cube Championship 2009, puts him in the top 16.1% of the 32,048 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 71st in the Netherlands. Across 8 competitions since August 2008, he has put 207 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 8% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 44.66 in August 2008 to 18.80, a 58% improvement. Koen 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clock | 8.18 | 9.43 | top 16.1% | 71 / 466 | |
| 2×2 | 4.22 | 6.45 | top 29.3% | 661 / 1,665 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.78 | 14.60 | top 34.4% | 567 / 1,283 | |
| 3×3 | 18.80 | 21.69 | top 36.5% | 1,001 / 2,294 | |
| Megaminx | 1:48.59 | 2:01.82 | top 39.6% | 167 / 414 | |
| 4×4 | 1:10.91 | 1:25.21 | top 47.8% | 465 / 1,000 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:48.25 | — | early days — 3 solves | 78 / 132 | |
| 5×5 | 2:35.71 | 2:55.27 | top 68.5% | 360 / 532 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 48.28 | 57.80 | top 75.2% | 533 / 726 |
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
- 15 Aug 2009Eight personal bests in one day at Kristianstad Open 2009.
- 17 Jul 2009First sub-20 3×3: 19.90 at Czech Open 2009.
- 17 Jul 2009Four personal bests in one day at Czech Open 2009.
- 21 Feb 2009First sub-30 3×3: 24.55 at Benelux Open 2009.
- 21 Feb 2009Seven personal bests in one day at Benelux Open 2009.
- 18 Oct 2008Four personal bests in one day at Dutch Open 2008.
Competitions
- Dutch Open 2009 · 17 Oct 2009 — 1 personal best set
- World Rubik's Cube Championship 2009 · 9 Oct 2009 — 1 personal best set
- Kristianstad Open 2009 · 15 Aug 2009 — 8 personal bests set
- Czech Open 2009 · 17 Jul 2009 — 4 personal bests set
- Belgian Open 2009 · 28 Feb 2009 — 2 personal bests set
- Benelux Open 2009 · 21 Feb 2009 — 7 personal bests set
- Dutch Open 2008 · 18 Oct 2008 — 4 personal bests set
- Dutch Masters 2008 · 23 Aug 2008
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.
- Arnaud van Galen — met in 56 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
- Erik Akkersdijk — met in 55 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- François Courtès — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 Clock single — 4,877 people have one; it is 0.18 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.22 away.
Targets move as he improves.