People · Netherlands
Marc Tol
6×6 · top 0.51% of 17,510 all-time · competing since October 2017 · 2017TOLM01
Marc Tol has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 6×6: a personal-best single of 1:19.24, set at Rotterdam Big 'n Brain 2026, puts him in the top 0.51% of the 17,510 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1st in the Netherlands. Until May 2018, no official 6×6 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 40 competitions since October 2017, he has put 1,552 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 55% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.41 in October 2017 to 7.19, a 50% improvement. Marc has entered 40 competitions, more competitions than 99% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Netherlands | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6×6 | 1:19.24 | 1:30.72 | top 0.51% | 1 / 205 | |
| 5×5 | 45.11 | 51.53 | top 0.69% | 7 / 532 | |
| 2×2 | 1.17 | 3.54 | top 0.95% | 27 / 1,665 | |
| 7×7 | 2:11.51 | 2:16.10 | top 1.4% | 1 / 169 | |
| 3×3 | 7.19 | 9.75 | top 1.6% | 51 / 2,294 | |
| Megaminx | 40.19 | 44.85 | top 1.6% | 7 / 414 | |
| 4×4 | 28.58 | 31.92 | top 2.1% | 21 / 1,000 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 28 moves | 48.33 | top 9.9% | 18 / 167 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.46 | 9.03 | top 23.5% | 416 / 1,283 | |
| Square-1 | 18.74 | 27.16 | top 25.1% | 85 / 407 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.66 | 24.10 | top 27.8% | 175 / 726 | |
| Skewb | 8.23 | 12.81 | top 43.1% | 458 / 957 |
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
- 5 Sep 2025Five personal bests in one day at Rubik's Dutch Nationals 2025.
- 23 Aug 2025Three personal bests in one day at Breda Open 2025.
- 26 Oct 2024Three personal bests in one day at Dutch Open 2024.
- 26 Aug 2023Six personal bests in one day at On Alphen Track to Records 24h 2023.
- 3 Jun 2023Five personal bests in one day at Dutch Open 2023.
- 5 Feb 2023Four personal bests in one day at Alphen Cubing 2023.
Competitions
- Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026 · 16 Jul 2026
- Rotterdam Big 'n Brain 2026 · 13 Jun 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Amsterdam Open 2026 · 22 Feb 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Rubik's Dutch Nationals 2025 · 5 Sep 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Breda Open 2025 · 23 Aug 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Mental Breakdown Hoorn 2025 · 8 Mar 2025
- Leersum Squared 2025 · 8 Feb 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Dutch Nationals 2024 · 15 Nov 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Dutch Open 2024 · 26 Oct 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Bigger in Breda 2024 · 4 May 2024
- Mental Breakdown Hoorn 2024 · 2 Mar 2024
- Dutch Autumn 2023 · 23 Sep 2023
- Amsterdam Open 2023 · 10 Sep 2023 — 1 personal best set
- On Alphen Track to Records 24h 2023 · 26 Aug 2023 — 6 personal bests set
- Dutch Open 2023 · 3 Jun 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Capelle Cubing 2023 · 14 May 2023
- Ermelo Cubing A 2023 · 22 Apr 2023
- Alphen Cubing 2023 · 5 Feb 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Dutch Autumn 2022 · 25 Sep 2022
- Rubik's WCA European Championship 2022 · 14 Jul 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Hoorn Open 2022 · 2 Jul 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Dutch Masters 2020 · 1 Feb 2020 — 3 personal bests set
- Happy New Year Cubing Hoorn 2020 · 4 Jan 2020
- Rijswijk Open 2019 · 8 Dec 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Dutch Open 2019 · 12 Oct 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Dutch Nationals 2019 · 21 Sep 2019 — 6 personal bests set
- Hoogland Open 2019 · 16 Aug 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Breda Open 2019 · 8 Jun 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Mental Breakdown Capelle 2019 · 3 May 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Dutch Masters 2019 · 6 Apr 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Haarlem Cubing 2019 · 10 Feb 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Rijswijk Open 2018 · 15 Dec 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Dutch Open 2018 · 13 Oct 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Dutch Nationals 2018 · 22 Sep 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Zwolle Open 2018 · 17 Aug 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Veenendaal Open 2018 · 23 Jun 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Breda Open 2018 · 19 May 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Happy New Year Cubing Dordrecht 2018 · 5 Jan 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Marathon Open 2017 · 16 Dec 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Dutch Open 2017 · 21 Oct 2017
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.
- Olivier Vos — met in 287 rounds, finished ahead 59 times
- Ron van Bruchem — met in 284 rounds, finished ahead 197 times
- Vincent Chan — met in 283 rounds, finished ahead 143 times
Next targets
- A sub-1:00 6×6 single — 2 people have one; it is 19.24 away.
- A sub-40 5×5 single — 68 people have one; it is 5.11 away.
Targets move as he improves.