People · Netherlands
Louis van der Maarel
3×3 · top 14.2% of 288,433 all-time · competing since November 2022 · 2022MAAR01
Louis van der Maarel has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 12.06, set at Eat Sleep Cube Repeat Leersum 2025, puts him in the top 14.2% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 400th in the Netherlands. Across 5 competitions since November 2022, he has put 137 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 86% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.51 in November 2022 to 12.06, a 31% improvement. Louis has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 12.06 | 13.14 | top 14.2% | 400 / 2,318 | |
| 4×4 | 48.61 | 56.22 | top 23.0% | 219 / 1,009 | |
| Skewb | 5.74 | 7.12 | top 23.8% | 264 / 968 | |
| 2×2 | 4.60 | 6.57 | top 34.3% | 769 / 1,680 | |
| 5×5 | 1:43.81 | 1:59.16 | top 38.3% | 199 / 542 |
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
- 23 Mar 2024Five personal bests in one day at Arnhem Open A 2024.
- 25 Nov 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.86 at Dutch Nationals 2023.
- 25 Nov 2023Five personal bests in one day at Dutch Nationals 2023.
- 26 Nov 2022First competition: Dutch Nationals 2022. A 18.20 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Eat Sleep Cube Repeat Leersum 2025 · 19 Jul 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Leersum Algs 24 Hours in 2024 · 31 Aug 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Arnhem Open A 2024 · 23 Mar 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Dutch Nationals 2023 · 25 Nov 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Dutch Nationals 2022 · 26 Nov 2022 — 2 personal bests 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.
- Mattheo de Wit — met in 30 rounds, never finished ahead
- Daniël Kassab — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead once
- Mick Boekema — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 0.06 away.
- A sub-40 4×4 single — 10,370 people have one; it is 8.61 away.
Targets move as he improves.