People · Netherlands
Mika van Bakel
2×2 · top 16.3% of 186,767 all-time · competing since April 2024 · 2024BAKE04
Mika van Bakel has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.17, set at Dutch Nationals 2024, puts him in the top 16.3% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 360th in the Netherlands. Across 3 competitions since April 2024, he has put 55 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.84 in April 2024 to 15.95, a 33% improvement. Mika 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 3.17 | 6.83 | top 16.3% | 360 / 1,665 | |
| 3×3 | 15.95 | 22.47 | top 27.6% | 785 / 2,294 | |
| Skewb | 9.10 | 12.00 | top 49.1% | 510 / 957 | |
| Square-1 | 34.38 | 52.72 | top 57.4% | 220 / 407 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.57 | 16.80 | top 64.5% | 924 / 1,283 | |
| 4×4 | 1:51.48 | — | early days — 2 solves | 766 / 1,000 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:12.19 | — | early days — 1 solve | 660 / 726 |
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
- 15 Nov 2024Three personal bests in one day at Dutch Nationals 2024.
- 4 May 2024First sub-20 3×3: 17.53 at Bigger in Breda 2024.
- 7 Apr 2024First competition: Lente Spring 2024. A 23.84 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Dutch Nationals 2024 · 15 Nov 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Bigger in Breda 2024 · 4 May 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Lente Spring 2024 · 7 Apr 2024
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.
- Vincent Chan — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead once
- Jonas van Lier — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead once
- Davian van Plateringen — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.17 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 0.95 away.
Targets move as he improves.