People · Netherlands
Paul Goldsmith
3×3 · top 10.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2022 · 2022GOLD04
Paul Goldsmith has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.03, set at Dutch Nationals 2022, puts him in the top 10.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 291st in the Netherlands. Across 16 competitions since April 2022, he has put 523 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 96% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.78 in April 2022 to 11.03, a 14% improvement. Paul has entered 16 competitions, more competitions than 96% 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 | 11.03 | 12.09 | top 10.6% | 291 / 2,294 | |
| 4×4 | 41.36 | 45.11 | top 13.7% | 130 / 1,000 | |
| Megaminx | 1:11.83 | 1:22.87 | top 16.8% | 72 / 414 | |
| 2×2 | 3.38 | 5.20 | top 18.7% | 425 / 1,665 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.88 | 24.82 | top 22.9% | 146 / 726 | |
| Skewb | 5.67 | 11.28 | top 23.2% | 252 / 957 | |
| 5×5 | 1:31.34 | 1:39.02 | top 28.4% | 142 / 532 | |
| Square-1 | 24.08 | 29.82 | top 36.9% | 140 / 407 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.49 | 11.03 | top 40.5% | 638 / 1,283 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:40.35 | — | top 46.5% | 56 / 132 | |
| 6×6 | 3:12.16 | 3:47.59 | top 46.9% | 105 / 205 | |
| 7×7 | 5:20.15 | — | early days — 3 solves | 112 / 169 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 51 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 138 / 167 |
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
- 26 Nov 2022Eight personal bests in one day at Dutch Nationals 2022.
- 22 Oct 2022Five personal bests in one day at Westfries Open 2022.
- 21 May 2022Three personal bests in one day at Dutch Masters 2022.
- 17 Apr 2022First competition: Dutch Spring 2022. A 12.88 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Rotterdam Big 'n Brain 2026 · 13 Jun 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Amsterdam Open 2026 · 22 Feb 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Rubik's Dutch Nationals 2025 · 5 Sep 2025
- Arnhem Open 2025 · 28 Jun 2025
- Lente in Lent 2025 · 12 Apr 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Dutch Nationals 2024 · 15 Nov 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Heerenveen Open 2024 · 15 Sep 2024
- Bengaluru Summer 2024 · 11 May 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Ke Solo Lur 2024 · 13 Jan 2024
- Ermelo Cubing A 2023 · 22 Apr 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Alphen Cubing 2023 · 5 Feb 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Dutch Nationals 2022 · 26 Nov 2022 — 8 personal bests set
- Westfries Open 2022 · 22 Oct 2022 — 5 personal bests set
- Hoorn Open 2022 · 2 Jul 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Dutch Masters 2022 · 21 May 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Dutch Spring 2022 · 17 Apr 2022 — 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.
- Vincent Chan — met in 95 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Robin Teune — met in 93 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Ivo Stoutjesdijk — met in 90 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.03 away.
- A sub-40 4×4 single — 10,180 people have one; it is 1.36 away.
Targets move as he improves.