People · Netherlands
Nemo de Klerk
Skewb · top 20.0% of 73,281 all-time · competing since May 2018 · 2018KLER01
Nemo de Klerk has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 5.23, set at Warm Up Lent 2026, puts him in the top 20.0% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 209th in the Netherlands. Across 7 competitions since May 2018, he has put 173 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 2×2 best has come down from 7.60 in May 2018 to 4.09, a 46% improvement. Nemo has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Netherlands | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 5.23 | 9.91 | top 20.0% | 209 / 957 | |
| 2×2 | 4.09 | 5.10 | top 27.6% | 642 / 1,665 | |
| 3×3 | 16.54 | 21.88 | top 29.5% | 829 / 2,294 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.28 | 11.77 | top 38.6% | 616 / 1,283 | |
| 4×4 | 1:18.80 | 1:21.59 | top 54.9% | 532 / 1,000 | |
| Square-1 | 41.91 | 1:02.63 | top 67.7% | 254 / 407 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 44.53 | — | top 71.0% | 498 / 726 | |
| Clock | 24.62 | — | early days — 3 solves | 334 / 466 | |
| 5×5 | 4:31.57 | — | early days — 1 solve | 519 / 532 |
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
- 8 Dec 2019First sub-20 3×3: 16.54 at Rijswijk Open 2019.
- 8 Dec 2019Five personal bests in one day at Rijswijk Open 2019.
- 12 Oct 2019Four personal bests in one day at Dutch Open 2019.
- 22 Mar 2019Four personal bests in one day at Cube Weekend Sint Michielsgestel 2019.
- 15 Dec 2018Four personal bests in one day at Rijswijk Open 2018.
- 13 Oct 2018First sub-30 3×3: 26.39 at Dutch Open 2018.
Competitions
- Warm Up Lent 2026 · 10 Jul 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Rijswijk Open 2019 · 8 Dec 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Dutch Open 2019 · 12 Oct 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Cube Weekend Sint Michielsgestel 2019 · 22 Mar 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Rijswijk Open 2018 · 15 Dec 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Dutch Open 2018 · 13 Oct 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Breda Open 2018 · 19 May 2018
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.
- Mark Bennis — met in 41 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Daniël Kassab — met in 40 rounds, never finished ahead
- Antonie Paterakis — met in 38 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-5 Skewb single — 13,285 people have one; it is 0.23 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.09 away.
Targets move as he improves.