People · South Africa
Nicolas Hoogendoorn
2×2 · top 41.2% of 186,767 all-time · competing since July 2024 · 2024HOOG01
Nicolas Hoogendoorn has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 5.15, set at Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Q3 2024, puts him in the top 41.2% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 443rd in South Africa. Across 4 competitions since July 2024, he has put 106 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 26.33 in July 2024 to 21.54, an 18% improvement. Nicolas has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 5.15 | 6.96 | top 41.2% | 443 / 1,510 | |
| Skewb | 8.22 | 22.25 | top 43.0% | 159 / 438 | |
| 3×3 | 21.54 | 23.69 | top 44.2% | 625 / 2,164 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.83 | 15.79 | top 51.7% | 416 / 946 | |
| 4×4 | 2:32.66 | — | early days — 3 solves | 426 / 491 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:21.31 | 1:48.58 | top 92.9% | 387 / 467 |
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
- 6 Sep 2025Three personal bests in one day at Cubestuff Centurion Q3 2025.
- 20 Jul 2024First competition: Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Q3 2024. A 27.45 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cubestuff Centurion Q3 2025 · 6 Sep 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubestuff Challenge Q4 Menlyn Park 2024 · 23 Nov 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Benoni Cubing Comeback 2024 · 31 Aug 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Q3 2024 · 20 Jul 2024 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Marike Faught — met in 23 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ruben Grobler — met in 23 rounds, never finished ahead
- Osman Badroodin — met in 23 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-5 2×2 single — 73,413 people have one; it is 0.15 away.
- A sub-8 Skewb single — 30,246 people have one; it is 0.22 away.
Targets move as he improves.