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Paul N. van de Geest

Pyraminx · top 39.2% of 129,321 all-time · competing since November 2017 · 2017GEES01

Paul N. van de Geest has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 8.34, set at Koalafication Sydney 2019, puts him in the top 39.2% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,680th in Australia. Across 61 competitions since November 2017, he has put 741 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 84% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 1:01.94 in November 2017 to 21.32, a 66% improvement. Paul has entered 61 competitions, more competitions than 99% of everyone who has ever competed.

Pyraminx
best event — top 39.2% of 129,321 all-time
8.34
signature single · Koalafication Sydney 2019
741
official solves on the record
15%
solve-to-solve spread · wider than 84% of the field

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingAustralia
Pyraminx8.3417.35
top 39.2%3,680 / 5,993
3×321.3226.47
top 43.6%4,384 / 11,709
2×26.478.76
top 55.7%4,454 / 8,567
4×41:27.912:19.07
top 62.0%1,758 / 3,051
Skewb11.2926.40
top 62.4%2,073 / 3,534
Clock22.9224.75
top 72.3%785 / 1,095
5×53:24.573:52.67
top 85.1%1,221 / 1,356
6×69:30.94—
early days — 1 solve633 / 641

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

Canberra Spring 2017: 1:01.94Perth Autumn 2018: 49.13Canberra Autumn 2018: 41.01Melbourne Winter 2018: 37.58Warm Up Sydney 2018: 39.29Australian Nationals 2018: 41.88Odd Day in Sydney 2018: 33.66Adelaide Summer 2019: 34.00Cool Down Sydney 2019: 36.63Koalafication Sydney 2019: 36.11Koalafication Canberra 2019: 29.51Warm Up Canberra 2019: 36.96Warm Up Sydney 2019: 33.54WCA World Championship 2019: 28.12Harold Park Classic 2019: 34.11Fortitude Sydney 2019: 34.56Odd Day in Sydney 2019: 29.62Darwin Open 2019: 36.02Sydney Open 2019: 33.49Adelaide Summer 2020: 33.41Enjoyable Sydney Gathering 2020: 23.99Darwin Open 2020: 26.61Sydney Re-Open Sunday 2021: 30.19Marrickville Autumn Sunday 2021: 27.93SA State Championship 2021: 31.45Tramsheds Series Sunday 2022: 32.25Tasmanian Open 2022: 27.03Brisbane Autumn 2022: 28.83Wonderful Williamstown 2022: 22.46Canberra Autumn 2022: 25.88Adelaide Autumn 2022: 23.68NSW Open 2022: 23.33Sydney Winter Sunday 2022: 27.88Marrickville Mini Open PM 2022: 25.94Rubik's WCA Oceanic Championship 2022: 27.40Cubing at The Cube Saturday 2023: 25.08North Sydney Cube Day 2023: 24.72Marrickville Many May Open 2023: 34.38Warm Up Sydney Sunday 2023: 27.87Cubing at Tramsheds Sunday 2023: 29.23Stevenage September 2023: 29.45Sydney Summer 2023: 25.51Cubing at The Cube 2024: 29.68Tramsheds II: May Sunday 2024: 29.66Chilling in Canberra Saturday 2024: 25.86Australian Nationals 2024: 21.60Tramsheds III: August Saturday 2024: 23.84Sydney Spring Sunday 2024: 24.48Cubing at The Cube 2025: 23.18Tramsheds IV: Summer Saturday 2025: 21.32NSW State Championship 2025: 28.50Tramsheds V: Autumn Saturday 2025: 23.68Tramsheds VI: Winter Saturday 2025: 23.57Cubing at The Cube 2026: 27.62NxNjoyable Sydney Gathering 2026: 24.28Tramsheds IX: June Sunday 2026: 27.55Tramsheds X: Winter Sunday 2026: 29.7021.321:01.944 Nov 201730 Aug 2026

Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.

The story so far

Competitions

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.

  • Sora Sato — met in 103 rounds, never finished ahead
  • Bryan Eng — met in 102 rounds, never finished ahead
  • Caleb Clark — met in 100 rounds, finished ahead twice

Next targets

  • A sub-8 Pyraminx single — 46,752 people have one; it is 0.34 away.
  • A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 1.32 away.

Targets move as he improves.