People · Netherlands
Lars Ham
3×3 · top 14.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since October 2015 · 2015HAML02
Lars Ham has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 12.20, set at Haarlem Cubing 2019, puts him in the top 14.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 410th in the Netherlands. Across 10 competitions since October 2015, he has put 193 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 87% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 5 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.60 in October 2015 to 12.20, a 48% improvement. Lars has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Netherlands | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 12.20 | 15.24 | top 14.6% | 410 / 2,294 | |
| 2×2 | 3.42 | 5.07 | top 19.2% | 441 / 1,665 | |
| 4×4 | 57.93 | 1:03.57 | top 34.2% | 330 / 1,000 | |
| 5×5 | 2:28.83 | 2:42.73 | top 65.2% | 337 / 532 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 4:10.16 | — | early days — 1 solve | 91 / 132 | |
| Pyraminx | 15.26 | 19.01 | top 82.7% | 1,119 / 1,283 | |
| Skewb | 36.33 | 42.91 | top 98.6% | 946 / 957 |
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
- 7 May 2016First sub-15 3×3: 14.18 at Antwerp Open 2016.
- 7 May 2016Five personal bests in one day at Antwerp Open 2016.
- 20 Mar 2016First sub-20 3×3: 16.71 at Tulip Open 2016.
- 17 Oct 2015First competition: Dutch Open 2015. A 23.60 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Haarlem Cubing 2019 · 10 Feb 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Zuidplas Open 2017 · 15 Apr 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Dutch Open 2016 · 29 Oct 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Dutch Nationals 2016 · 1 Oct 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Breda Open 2016 · 3 Sep 2016 — 1 personal best set
- West Friesche Open 2016 · 26 Jun 2016
- King's Open 2016 · 21 May 2016
- Antwerp Open 2016 · 7 May 2016 — 5 personal bests set
- Tulip Open 2016 · 20 Mar 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Dutch Open 2015 · 17 Oct 2015
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.
- Reinier Schippers — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead once
- Antonie Paterakis — met in 35 rounds, never finished ahead
- Daan Baartmans — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.20 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.42 away.
Targets move as he improves.