People · Netherlands
Pieter Geerling
2×2 · top 6.5% of 186,767 all-time · competing since September 2023 · 2023GEER03
Pieter Geerling has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.23, set at Arnhem Open B 2024, puts him in the top 6.5% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 139th in the Netherlands. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since September 2023, he has put 156 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.01 in September 2023 to 12.66, a 45% improvement. Pieter has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Netherlands | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.23 | 5.27 | top 6.5% | 139 / 1,665 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.31 | 8.49 | top 15.1% | 256 / 1,283 | |
| 3×3 | 12.66 | 17.36 | top 16.2% | 476 / 2,294 | |
| 4×4 | 59.37 | 1:12.32 | top 35.8% | 343 / 1,000 | |
| Skewb | 10.92 | 18.68 | top 60.4% | 609 / 957 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 50.68 | — | top 77.3% | 551 / 726 | |
| 5×5 | 2:58.03 | — | top 77.5% | 412 / 532 |
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
- 28 Jun 2025Three personal bests in one day at Arnhem Open 2025.
- 17 May 2025First sub-20 3×3: 15.64 at Quick 'n Slick Meppel 2025.
- 17 May 2025First sub-15 3×3: 12.66 at Quick 'n Slick Meppel 2025.
- 17 May 2025Four personal bests in one day at Quick 'n Slick Meppel 2025.
- 24 Mar 2024Four personal bests in one day at Arnhem Open B 2024.
- 14 Jan 2024Six personal bests in one day at Dutch Winter North 2024.
Competitions
- Arnhem Open 2025 · 28 Jun 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Quick 'n Slick Meppel 2025 · 17 May 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Arnhem Open B 2024 · 24 Mar 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Dutch Winter North 2024 · 14 Jan 2024 — 6 personal bests set
- Dutch Nationals 2023 · 25 Nov 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Amsterdam Open 2023 · 10 Sep 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.
- Florine Zuur — met in 39 rounds, never finished ahead
- Pablito Poye — met in 36 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ron van Bruchem — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.23 away.
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.31 away.
Targets move as he improves.