People · Belgium
Rik Daniëls
3×3 · top 8.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2021 · 2021DANI03
Rik Daniëls has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.36, set at Annuntia Saturday Open 2023, puts him in the top 8.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 107th in Belgium. Until February 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since November 2021, he has put 249 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 65% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.03 in November 2021 to 10.36, a 55% improvement. Rik has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Belgium | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.36 | 12.46 | top 8.5% | 107 / 1,094 | |
| 2×2 | 2.61 | 3.34 | top 10.0% | 102 / 777 | |
| Skewb | 4.36 | 9.28 | top 13.4% | 56 / 394 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.48 | 7.59 | top 16.3% | 118 / 589 | |
| Clock | 11.50 | 13.78 | top 32.6% | 53 / 180 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.82 | 29.24 | top 36.4% | 108 / 314 | |
| Square-1 | 29.83 | 41.80 | top 49.1% | 61 / 150 |
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
- 18 Nov 2023Three personal bests in one day at Annuntia Saturday Open 2023.
- 9 Sep 2023Three personal bests in one day at Visé Saturday Open 2023.
- 6 May 2023First sub-20 3×3: 14.25 at Koersel Saturday Open 2023.
- 6 May 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.25 at Koersel Saturday Open 2023.
- 6 May 2023Three personal bests in one day at Koersel Saturday Open 2023.
- 13 Nov 2021First competition: Seraing Open 2021. A 23.03 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Leuven Open 2024 · 13 Apr 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Geel Beginners Saturday 2024 · 16 Mar 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Annuntia Saturday Open 2023 · 18 Nov 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Belgian Nationals 2023 · 21 Oct 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Visé Saturday Open 2023 · 9 Sep 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Koersel Saturday Open 2023 · 6 May 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Seraing Open 2021 · 13 Nov 2021
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.
- Tim van Huet — met in 44 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- Imanuel Müller — met in 44 rounds, never finished ahead
- Joran Pauwels — met in 39 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.36 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.61 away.
Targets move as he improves.