People · Netherlands
Marco Aartsen
3×3 · top 7.3% of 288,433 all-time · competing since July 2022 · 2022AART01
Marco Aartsen has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.95, set at Dutch Open 2023, puts him in the top 7.3% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 201st in the Netherlands. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since July 2022, he has put 189 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 68% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 25.28 in July 2022 to 9.95, a 61% improvement. Marco has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% 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 | 9.95 | 13.54 | top 7.3% | 201 / 2,318 | |
| 2×2 | 2.93 | 4.65 | top 13.5% | 302 / 1,680 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.38 | 9.45 | top 15.6% | 263 / 1,296 | |
| Clock | 10.84 | 12.56 | top 29.2% | 143 / 479 | |
| Skewb | 7.58 | 11.57 | top 38.2% | 405 / 968 | |
| 4×4 | 1:02.18 | 1:05.48 | top 38.9% | 384 / 1,009 | |
| Square-1 | 26.48 | 33.95 | top 42.5% | 169 / 407 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 28.26 | 37.50 | top 42.6% | 292 / 737 | |
| 5×5 | 2:00.44 | — | top 49.6% | 260 / 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
- 3 Jun 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.95 at Dutch Open 2023.
- 3 Jun 2023Three personal bests in one day at Dutch Open 2023.
- 1 Apr 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.33 at Wommelgem Open 2023.
- 1 Apr 2023Four personal bests in one day at Wommelgem Open 2023.
- 25 Sep 2022First sub-20 3×3: 17.52 at Dutch Autumn 2022.
- 2 Jul 2022First competition: Hoorn Open 2022. A 25.28 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Lente Spring 2024 · 7 Apr 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Take Your Time Ermelo 2023 · 16 Dec 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Dutch Open 2023 · 3 Jun 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Ermelo Cubing A 2023 · 22 Apr 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Wommelgem Open 2023 · 1 Apr 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Alphen Cubing 2023 · 5 Feb 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Dutch Autumn 2022 · 25 Sep 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Hoorn Open 2022 · 2 Jul 2022
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 42 rounds, never finished ahead
- Vincent Chan — met in 40 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Pablito Poye — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.95 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.93 away.
Targets move as he improves.