People · Netherlands
Raylen van Nieuwkerk
Skewb · top 8.4% of 73,281 all-time · competing since March 2025 · 2025NIEU02
Raylen van Nieuwkerk has been competing for a year. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 3.62, set at Arnhem Open 2025, puts him in the top 8.4% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 85th in the Netherlands. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since March 2025, he has put 230 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 78% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 26.79 in March 2025 to 10.80, a 60% improvement. Raylen has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Netherlands | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 3.62 | 5.03 | top 8.4% | 85 / 957 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.29 | 7.28 | top 9.1% | 151 / 1,283 | |
| 2×2 | 2.56 | 3.70 | top 9.5% | 200 / 1,665 | |
| 3×3 | 10.80 | 12.86 | top 9.9% | 278 / 2,294 | |
| Clock | 8.52 | 9.23 | top 17.6% | 75 / 466 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.67 | 22.17 | top 22.3% | 143 / 726 | |
| Square-1 | 18.83 | 21.40 | top 25.3% | 87 / 407 | |
| 4×4 | 1:01.60 | 1:09.37 | top 38.2% | 368 / 1,000 | |
| Megaminx | 1:53.55 | 2:03.53 | top 42.4% | 180 / 414 | |
| 5×5 | 2:04.76 | 2:22.94 | top 52.3% | 267 / 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
- 2 May 2026Seven personal bests in one day at West-Fries Open 2026.
- 8 Mar 2026Four personal bests in one day at Classic Cubing Capelle 2026.
- 5 Sep 2025First sub-15 3×3: 14.42 at Rubik's Dutch Nationals 2025.
- 5 Sep 2025Eight personal bests in one day at Rubik's Dutch Nationals 2025.
- 28 Jun 2025First sub-20 3×3: 17.13 at Arnhem Open 2025.
- 28 Jun 2025Five personal bests in one day at Arnhem Open 2025.
Competitions
- West-Fries Open 2026 · 2 May 2026 — 7 personal bests set
- Classic Cubing Capelle 2026 · 8 Mar 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Rubik's Dutch Nationals 2025 · 5 Sep 2025 — 8 personal bests set
- Arnhem Open 2025 · 28 Jun 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Start in Veenendaal 2025 · 22 Mar 2025 — 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.
- Davian van Plateringen — met in 52 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
- Casper Hegt — met in 51 rounds, finished ahead 21 times
- Anja Strydom — met in 51 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.62 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.29 away.
Targets move as he improves.