People · Netherlands
Marco Willems
3×3 · top 9.5% of 288,433 all-time · competing since September 2009 · 2009WILL02
Marco Willems has been competing for 17 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.65, set at Belgian Summer 2018, puts him in the top 9.5% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 267th in the Netherlands. Until August 2006, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 15 competitions since September 2009, he has put 861 official solves on the record across 14 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 73% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.19 in September 2009 to 10.65, a 52% improvement. Marco has entered 15 competitions, more competitions than 95% 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 | 10.65 | 12.39 | top 9.5% | 267 / 2,318 | |
| Megaminx | 1:02.58 | 1:07.77 | top 11.4% | 45 / 417 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.28 | 8.25 | top 15.0% | 255 / 1,296 | |
| 2×2 | 3.22 | 4.93 | top 16.9% | 381 / 1,680 | |
| 4×4 | 43.90 | 46.52 | top 17.0% | 164 / 1,009 | |
| 5×5 | 1:21.56 | 1:36.59 | top 20.5% | 108 / 542 | |
| Square-1 | 19.15 | 28.58 | top 26.0% | 90 / 407 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 26.41 | 31.17 | top 38.0% | 257 / 737 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 40 moves | — | top 48.5% | 93 / 171 | |
| Clock | 15.68 | 17.19 | top 50.6% | 246 / 479 | |
| Skewb | 9.91 | 12.88 | top 54.5% | 562 / 968 | |
| 7×7 | 5:29.66 | 5:58.16 | top 59.7% | 121 / 171 | |
| 6×6 | 4:02.94 | 4:29.90 | top 66.6% | 157 / 208 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 4:13.44 | — | top 71.1% | 93 / 134 |
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
- 11 Aug 2018Five personal bests in one day at Belgian Summer 2018.
- 18 Nov 2017Three personal bests in one day at Belgian Open 2017.
- 14 Mar 2015Four personal bests in one day at Zonhoven Open 2015.
- 12 Oct 2012Three personal bests in one day at European Rubik's Cube Championship 2012.
- 28 Apr 2012Five personal bests in one day at Zune Open 2012.
- 25 Feb 2012Six personal bests in one day at Zonhoven Open 2012.
Competitions
- Belgian Summer 2018 · 11 Aug 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Belgian Open 2017 · 18 Nov 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Zonhoven Open 2015 · 14 Mar 2015 — 4 personal bests set
- European Rubik's Cube Championship 2012 · 12 Oct 2012 — 3 personal bests set
- Aachen Summer Open 2012 · 23 Jun 2012 — 1 personal best set
- Zune Open 2012 · 28 Apr 2012 — 5 personal bests set
- Zonhoven Open 2012 · 25 Feb 2012 — 6 personal bests set
- Dutch Open 2011 · 29 Oct 2011 — 5 personal bests set
- Amstelveen Open 2011 · 8 Oct 2011 — 5 personal bests set
- Czech Open 2011 · 15 Jul 2011 — 5 personal bests set
- Belgian Open 2011 · 7 May 2011 — 5 personal bests set
- Dutch Open 2010 · 16 Oct 2010 — 8 personal bests set
- Benelux Open 2010 · 20 Feb 2010 — 7 personal bests set
- Dutch Open 2009 · 17 Oct 2009 — 4 personal bests set
- Brussels Summer Open 2009 · 12 Sep 2009 — 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.
- François Courtès — met in 134 rounds, finished ahead 73 times
- Sébastien Auroux — met in 129 rounds, finished ahead 27 times
- Erik Akkersdijk — met in 119 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.65 away.
- A sub-1:00 Megaminx single — 3,558 people have one; it is 2.58 away.
Targets move as he improves.