People · Netherlands
Matthijs Smulders
3×3 · top 11.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since September 2022 · 2022SMUL01
Matthijs Smulders has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.41, set at Dutch Autumn 2022, puts him in the top 11.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 330th in the Netherlands. Across 3 competitions since September 2022, he has put 94 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. Matthijs has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% 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 | 11.41 | 13.95 | top 11.8% | 330 / 2,294 | |
| 2×2 | 3.59 | 5.29 | top 21.3% | 483 / 1,665 | |
| 4×4 | 47.99 | 56.03 | top 22.1% | 203 / 1,000 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.45 | 9.27 | top 31.6% | 537 / 1,283 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 29.52 | 33.12 | top 45.5% | 308 / 726 | |
| 5×5 | 2:02.73 | — | early days — 2 solves | 261 / 532 | |
| Megaminx | 2:44.24 | — | early days — 2 solves | 302 / 414 |
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
- 25 Sep 2022First competition: Dutch Autumn 2022. A 14.79 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Dutch Autumn 2023 · 23 Sep 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Dutch Nationals 2022 · 26 Nov 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Dutch Autumn 2022 · 25 Sep 2022 — 1 personal best 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.
- Maarten Schuil — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead once
- Daniël Kassab — met in 20 rounds, never finished ahead
- Robin Verstraten — met in 20 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.41 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.59 away.
Targets move as he improves.