People · Croatia
Maks Dimitrije Appelt
3×3 · top 9.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2021 · 2021APPE01
Maks Dimitrije Appelt has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.72, set at Zottegem Saturday Open 2024, puts him in the top 9.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 41st in Croatia. Until August 2006, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since August 2021, he has put 92 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.98 in August 2021 to 10.72, a 57% improvement. Maks has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Croatia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.72 | 15.40 | top 9.6% | 41 / 360 | |
| 2×2 | 3.82 | 5.99 | top 24.2% | 95 / 275 | |
| 4×4 | 1:08.17 | 1:20.93 | top 45.1% | 66 / 154 | |
| 5×5 | 1:55.18 | — | top 46.1% | 33 / 67 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 31.90 | 45.61 | top 51.0% | 53 / 97 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.15 | 12.40 | top 54.2% | 123 / 201 | |
| 6×6 | 3:47.01 | — | early days — 1 solve | 18 / 30 | |
| 7×7 | 6:30.03 | — | early days — 1 solve | 18 / 23 |
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 Nov 2024Three personal bests in one day at Belgian Nationals 2024.
- 5 Oct 2024First sub-15 3×3: 13.84 at Zottegem Saturday Open 2024.
- 5 Oct 2024Four personal bests in one day at Zottegem Saturday Open 2024.
- 1 Oct 2022First sub-20 3×3: 18.40 at Stevenage Autumn B 2022.
- 1 Oct 2022Four personal bests in one day at Stevenage Autumn B 2022.
- 28 Aug 2021First competition: Osijek Re-Open 2021. A 24.98 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Belgian Nationals 2024 · 16 Nov 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Zottegem Saturday Open 2024 · 5 Oct 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Stevenage Autumn B 2022 · 1 Oct 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Osijek Re-Open 2021 · 28 Aug 2021
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.
- Lennert Smeets — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Rik De Cock — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead once
- Marcel Ručigaj — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.72 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.82 away.
Targets move as he improves.