People · Netherlands
Lieuwe Molle
Skewb · top 9.4% of 73,281 all-time · competing since September 2023 · 2023MOLL08
Lieuwe Molle has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 3.78, set at Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026, puts him in the top 9.4% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 93rd in the Netherlands. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 23 competitions since September 2023, he has put 734 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 83% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 26.13 in September 2023 to 12.64, a 52% improvement. Lieuwe has entered 23 competitions, more competitions than 97% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Netherlands | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 3.78 | 6.97 | top 9.4% | 93 / 957 | |
| Clock | 8.07 | 10.29 | top 15.5% | 68 / 466 | |
| 3×3 | 12.64 | 14.61 | top 16.2% | 473 / 2,294 | |
| 4×4 | 46.06 | 54.24 | top 19.6% | 178 / 1,000 | |
| 2×2 | 3.50 | 5.19 | top 20.2% | 456 / 1,665 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.43 | 8.83 | top 23.3% | 410 / 1,283 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 27.01 | 33.11 | top 39.4% | 263 / 726 | |
| Megaminx | 1:55.66 | 2:07.36 | top 43.5% | 185 / 414 | |
| 5×5 | 2:05.73 | 2:19.89 | top 52.9% | 269 / 532 | |
| 6×6 | 4:59.61 | — | early days — 2 solves | 183 / 205 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 53 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 142 / 167 |
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
- 16 May 2026Six personal bests in one day at Wuppertaler Würfel Wochenende 2026.
- 2 May 2026Six personal bests in one day at West-Fries Open 2026.
- 18 Oct 2025First sub-15 3×3: 14.91 at Take Your Time Ermelo 2025.
- 18 Oct 2025Three personal bests in one day at Take Your Time Ermelo 2025.
- 30 May 2025Four personal bests in one day at Rheinland-Pfalz Open 2025.
- 15 Nov 2024Six personal bests in one day at Dutch Nationals 2024.
Competitions
- Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026 · 16 Jul 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Wuppertaler Würfel Wochenende 2026 · 16 May 2026 — 6 personal bests set
- West-Fries Open 2026 · 2 May 2026 — 6 personal bests set
- Maxi Mental Delft 2026 · 28 Mar 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Leersum Open 2026 · 10 Jan 2026
- Take Your Time Ermelo 2025 · 18 Oct 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Rubik's Dutch Nationals 2025 · 5 Sep 2025
- Beginner Utrecht 2025 · 3 Aug 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Small Sides Alphen 2025 · 26 Jul 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Rheinland-Pfalz Open 2025 · 30 May 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Start in Veenendaal 2025 · 22 Mar 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Christmas Cubing Breda 2024 · 22 Dec 2024
- Dutch Nationals 2024 · 15 Nov 2024 — 6 personal bests set
- Dutch Open 2024 · 26 Oct 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Heerenveen Open 2024 · 15 Sep 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Capelle Cubing 2024 · 9 Jun 2024 — 1 personal best set
- German Open 2024 · 20 Apr 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Lente Spring 2024 · 7 Apr 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Arnhem Open B 2024 · 24 Mar 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Dutch Winter South 2024 · 13 Jan 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Take Your Time Ermelo 2023 · 16 Dec 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Dutch Nationals 2023 · 25 Nov 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Dutch Autumn 2023 · 23 Sep 2023
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.
- Ivo Stoutjesdijk — met in 137 rounds, finished ahead once
- Mattheo de Wit — met in 129 rounds, never finished ahead
- Vincent Chan — met in 121 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.78 away.
- A sub-8 Clock single — 4,877 people have one; it is 0.07 away.
Targets move as he improves.