People · Netherlands
Merlijn Bussing
3×3 · top 56.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2025 · 2025BUSS01
Merlijn Bussing has been competing for a year. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 26.85, set at Rubik's Dutch Nationals 2025, puts him in the top 56.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,425th in the Netherlands. Across 3 competitions since April 2025, he has put 37 official solves on the record across four events. His 2×2 best has come down from 9.06 in April 2025 to 7.15, a 21% improvement. Merlijn 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 | 26.85 | 33.60 | top 56.5% | 1,425 / 2,294 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.89 | 14.44 | top 59.7% | 873 / 1,283 | |
| 2×2 | 7.15 | 8.86 | top 61.7% | 1,171 / 1,665 | |
| 4×4 | 2:06.29 | — | early days — 2 solves | 842 / 1,000 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 5 Sep 2025First sub-30 3×3: 26.85 at Rubik's Dutch Nationals 2025.
- 12 Apr 2025First competition: Lente in Lent 2025. A 30.62 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Take Your Time Ermelo 2025 · 18 Oct 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Rubik's Dutch Nationals 2025 · 5 Sep 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Lente in Lent 2025 · 12 Apr 2025
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.
- Celal Deniz Mengi — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Javelyn Wieringa — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Sander Kaspers — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-25 3×3 single — 149,621 people have one; it is 1.85 away.
- A sub-10 Pyraminx single — 68,530 people have one; it is 0.89 away.
Targets move as he improves.