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Leonard Mellema
Skewb · top 6.4% of 73,281 all-time · competing since April 2026 · 2026MELL06
Leonard Mellema has been competing for 5 months. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 3.27, set at Capelle Chaos A 2026, puts him in the top 6.4% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 61st in the Netherlands. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since April 2026, he has put 165 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 86% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.45 in April 2026 to 11.38, a 38% improvement. Leonard 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 3.27 | 5.10 | top 6.4% | 61 / 957 | |
| 3×3 | 11.38 | 15.00 | top 11.7% | 326 / 2,294 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.35 | 8.83 | top 22.6% | 395 / 1,283 | |
| 2×2 | 3.85 | 4.96 | top 24.6% | 565 / 1,665 | |
| 4×4 | 1:14.39 | 1:46.79 | top 51.0% | 501 / 1,000 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 42.27 | — | early days — 2 solves | 475 / 726 | |
| Megaminx | 2:47.75 | — | early days — 1 solve | 311 / 414 | |
| Clock | 41.00 | — | early days — 1 solve | 438 / 466 |
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 Aug 2026Five personal bests in one day at Capelle Chaos A 2026.
- 10 Jul 2026First sub-15 3×3: 13.98 at Warm Up Lent 2026.
- 10 Jul 2026Five personal bests in one day at Warm Up Lent 2026.
- 18 Apr 2026First competition: Breda Open 2026. A 18.45 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Rubik's German Nationals 2026 · 28 Aug 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Capelle Chaos A 2026 · 22 Aug 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Warm Up Lent 2026 · 10 Jul 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Meppel Mayhem 2026 · 30 May 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- West-Fries Open 2026 · 2 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Breda Open 2026 · 18 Apr 2026
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.
- Jonathan Mellema — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 21 times
- Imanuel Müller — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead once
- Tristan Paulussen — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.27 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.38 away.
Targets move as he improves.