People · Netherlands
Olivier Zwaal
3×3 · top 8.8% of 288,433 all-time · competing since March 2023 · 2023ZWAA01
Olivier Zwaal has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.43, set at Arnhem Open A 2024, puts him in the top 8.8% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 249th in the Netherlands. Until February 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since March 2023, he has put 164 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 51% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.46 in March 2023 to 10.43, a 43% improvement. Olivier has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% 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 | 10.43 | 13.08 | top 8.8% | 249 / 2,318 | |
| 2×2 | 2.67 | 5.50 | top 10.7% | 227 / 1,680 | |
| Skewb | 5.61 | 8.27 | top 22.9% | 244 / 968 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.46 | 11.85 | top 23.5% | 420 / 1,296 | |
| Clock | 16.88 | 19.87 | top 55.2% | 266 / 479 |
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
- 23 Sep 2023First sub-15 3×3: 11.48 at Dutch Autumn 2023.
- 23 Apr 2023Three personal bests in one day at Ermelo Cubing B 2023.
- 11 Mar 2023First competition: Kampen Open 2023. A 18.46 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Lente Spring 2024 · 7 Apr 2024
- Arnhem Open A 2024 · 23 Mar 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Take Your Time Ermelo 2023 · 16 Dec 2023
- Dutch Nationals 2023 · 25 Nov 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Dutch Autumn 2023 · 23 Sep 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Dutch Open 2023 · 3 Jun 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Capelle Cubing 2023 · 14 May 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Ermelo Cubing B 2023 · 23 Apr 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Kampen Open 2023 · 11 Mar 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.
- Nanno Venhorst — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Mattheo de Wit — met in 36 rounds, never finished ahead
- Mick Boekema — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.43 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.67 away.
Targets move as he improves.