People · Netherlands
Laurens Goossens
3×3 · top 5.3% of 288,433 all-time · competing since June 2013 · 2013GOOS01
Laurens Goossens has been competing for 13 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.16, set at Breda Open 2019, puts him in the top 5.3% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 148th in the Netherlands. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since June 2013, he has put 125 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 55% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 28.22 in June 2013 to 9.16, a 68% improvement. Laurens has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% 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 | 9.16 | 12.36 | top 5.3% | 148 / 2,318 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 14.36 | 19.60 | top 6.9% | 46 / 737 | |
| 2×2 | 4.69 | 6.39 | top 35.4% | 789 / 1,680 | |
| 4×4 | 1:13.50 | 1:19.79 | top 50.3% | 500 / 1,009 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.13 | 15.20 | top 54.0% | 817 / 1,296 | |
| 5×5 | 2:26.58 | 2:40.95 | top 64.3% | 341 / 542 | |
| Clock | 26.28 | 28.69 | top 78.9% | 361 / 479 |
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 Jun 2019First sub-10 3×3: 9.16 at Breda Open 2019.
- 8 Jun 2019Three personal bests in one day at Breda Open 2019.
- 1 Oct 2016First sub-15 3×3: 12.33 at Dutch Nationals 2016.
- 1 Oct 2016Four personal bests in one day at Dutch Nationals 2016.
- 26 Jun 2016First sub-20 3×3: 16.10 at West Friesche Open 2016.
- 26 Jun 2016Four personal bests in one day at West Friesche Open 2016.
Competitions
- Breda Open 2019 · 8 Jun 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Dutch Nationals 2016 · 1 Oct 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- West Friesche Open 2016 · 26 Jun 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Dutch Open 2013 · 19 Oct 2013 — 1 personal best set
- Amstelveen Open 2013 · 13 Oct 2013 — 1 personal best set
- Eindhoven Spring 2013 · 1 Jun 2013 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Antonie Paterakis — met in 27 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ron van Bruchem — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Reinier Schippers — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.16 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 one-handed single — 2,239 people have one; it is 2.36 away.
Targets move as he improves.