People · Netherlands
Midas Taapken
3×3 · top 62.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since September 2023 · 2023TAAP01
Midas Taapken has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 29.86, set at Arnhem Open B 2024, puts him in the top 62.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,566th in the Netherlands. Across 3 competitions since September 2023, he has put 30 official solves on the record across three events. His 3×3 best has come down from 47.27 in September 2023 to 29.86, a 37% improvement. Midas 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 | 29.86 | 36.09 | top 62.3% | 1,566 / 2,294 | |
| 2×2 | 10.24 | 14.85 | top 78.9% | 1,406 / 1,665 | |
| Pyraminx | 17.16 | 22.99 | top 88.1% | 1,171 / 1,283 |
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
- 24 Mar 2024First sub-30 3×3: 29.86 at Arnhem Open B 2024.
- 23 Sep 2023First competition: Dutch Autumn 2023. A 47.27 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Arnhem Open B 2024 · 24 Mar 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Leersum Algs 2024 · 5 Jan 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Dutch Autumn 2023 · 23 Sep 2023
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.
- Hans Bennis — met in 6 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Ron van Bruchem — met in 6 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ton Dennenbroek — met in 6 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-25 3×3 single — 149,621 people have one; it is 4.86 away.
- A sub-10 2×2 single — 145,545 people have one; it is 0.24 away.
Targets move as he improves.