People · Netherlands
Riemer Kerkstra
3×3 · top 29.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since October 2018 · 2018KERK01
Riemer Kerkstra has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 16.36, set at Dutch Nationals 2019, puts him in the top 29.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 816th in the Netherlands. Across 6 competitions since October 2018, he has put 138 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 31.13 in October 2018 to 16.36, a 47% improvement. Riemer 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 16.36 | 18.64 | top 29.0% | 816 / 2,294 | |
| Skewb | 7.28 | 11.32 | top 35.8% | 374 / 957 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.14 | 12.74 | top 37.4% | 603 / 1,283 | |
| 2×2 | 5.04 | 7.32 | top 39.8% | 848 / 1,665 | |
| Megaminx | 2:04.43 | — | top 48.2% | 205 / 414 | |
| 4×4 | 1:32.10 | — | top 65.2% | 640 / 1,000 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:05.06 | — | early days — 2 solves | 627 / 726 |
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
- 21 Sep 2019Five personal bests in one day at Dutch Nationals 2019.
- 10 Feb 2019First sub-20 3×3: 17.89 at Haarlem Cubing 2019.
- 10 Feb 2019Four personal bests in one day at Haarlem Cubing 2019.
- 15 Dec 2018First sub-30 3×3: 24.06 at Rijswijk Open 2018.
- 13 Oct 2018First competition: Dutch Open 2018. A 31.13 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Dutch Nationals 2019 · 21 Sep 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Dutch Masters 2019 · 6 Apr 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Haarlem Cubing 2019 · 10 Feb 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Happy New Year Cubing Nijmegen 2019 · 5 Jan 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Rijswijk Open 2018 · 15 Dec 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Dutch Open 2018 · 13 Oct 2018
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.
- Samuel Groen — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Daniël Kassab — met in 32 rounds, never finished ahead
- Kasper Koster — met in 32 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 1.36 away.
- A sub-6 Skewb single — 18,841 people have one; it is 1.28 away.
Targets move as he improves.