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Maximilian van Schelven

2×2 · top 49.5% of 186,767 all-time · competing since January 2026 · 2026SCHE01

Maximilian van Schelven has been competing for 8 months. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 5.87, set at Meppel Mayhem 2026, puts him in the top 49.5% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,000th in the Netherlands. Across 6 competitions since January 2026, he has put 53 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 35.17 in January 2026 to 24.77, a 30% improvement. Maximilian has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.

2×2
best event — top 49.5% of 186,767 all-time
5.87
signature single · Meppel Mayhem 2026
53
official solves on the record

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingNetherlands
2×25.877.13
top 49.5%1,000 / 1,665
3×324.7726.91
top 52.1%1,339 / 2,294
3×3 one-handed1:00.80
early days — 2 solves605 / 726
Clock33.80
early days — 2 solves411 / 466

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

Leersum Open 2026: 35.17Classic Cubing Capelle 2026: 31.74Breda Open 2026: 24.80West-Fries Open 2026: 25.16Meppel Mayhem 2026: 25.14Warm Up Lent 2026: 24.7724.7735.1710 Jan 202610 Jul 2026

Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.

The story so far

Competitions

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.

Next targets

  • A sub-5 2×2 single — 73,413 people have one; it is 0.87 away.
  • A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 4.77 away.

Targets move as he improves.