People · Netherlands
Niek Kamalian
3×3 · top 9.8% of 288,433 all-time · competing since April 2011 · 2011KAMA02
Niek Kamalian has been competing for 16 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.77, set at Eindhoven Spring 2013, puts him in the top 9.8% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 278th in the Netherlands. Until August 2006, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since April 2011, he has put 298 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 88% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 39.16 in April 2011 to 10.77, a 72% improvement. Niek has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% 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 | 10.77 | 12.81 | top 9.8% | 278 / 2,318 | |
| 2×2 | 3.00 | 4.88 | top 14.3% | 326 / 1,680 | |
| 4×4 | 47.18 | 50.73 | top 21.1% | 198 / 1,009 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.28 | 13.82 | top 22.1% | 388 / 1,296 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 37 moves | — | top 37.3% | 72 / 171 | |
| 5×5 | 1:45.31 | 1:54.96 | top 39.5% | 207 / 542 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 31.22 | 34.97 | top 49.5% | 343 / 737 | |
| 6×6 | 4:26.22 | 4:51.85 | top 73.6% | 172 / 208 | |
| Megaminx | 3:25.66 | — | top 82.5% | 383 / 417 |
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
- 1 Jun 2013Five personal bests in one day at Eindhoven Spring 2013.
- 25 Aug 2012Six personal bests in one day at N8W8 Summer 2012.
- 19 May 2012Seven personal bests in one day at NEMO Amsterdam Open 2012.
- 25 Feb 2012First sub-15 3×3: 14.56 at Zonhoven Open 2012.
- 25 Feb 2012Nine personal bests in one day at Zonhoven Open 2012.
- 17 Dec 2011Seven personal bests in one day at Dutch Nationals 2011.
Competitions
- Eindhoven Spring 2013 · 1 Jun 2013 — 5 personal bests set
- N8W8 Summer 2012 · 25 Aug 2012 — 6 personal bests set
- NEMO Amsterdam Open 2012 · 19 May 2012 — 7 personal bests set
- Zonhoven Open 2012 · 25 Feb 2012 — 9 personal bests set
- Dutch Nationals 2011 · 17 Dec 2011 — 7 personal bests set
- Dutch Open 2011 · 29 Oct 2011 — 3 personal bests set
- Moscow North-West Open 2011 · 23 Jul 2011 — 1 personal best set
- NEMO Amsterdam Open 2011 · 2 Apr 2011
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.
- Mats Valk — met in 58 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Ron van Bruchem — met in 56 rounds, finished ahead 28 times
- Jan Bentlage — met in 52 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.77 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 1.00 away.
Targets move as he improves.