People · Netherlands
Rowan Derksen
Skewb · top 20.1% of 73,281 all-time · competing since March 2024 · 2024DERK02
Rowan Derksen has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 5.25, set at Quick 'n Slick Meppel 2025, puts him in the top 20.1% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 211th in the Netherlands. Across 8 competitions since March 2024, he has put 178 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 85% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 25.74 in March 2024 to 14.57, a 43% improvement. Rowan has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Netherlands | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 5.25 | 9.32 | top 20.1% | 211 / 957 | |
| 3×3 | 14.57 | 16.99 | top 23.0% | 659 / 2,294 | |
| 2×2 | 3.76 | 4.92 | top 23.5% | 536 / 1,665 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.49 | 7.79 | top 23.7% | 420 / 1,283 | |
| 4×4 | 1:09.09 | 1:18.32 | top 46.0% | 452 / 1,000 |
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
- 17 May 2025First sub-15 3×3: 14.57 at Quick 'n Slick Meppel 2025.
- 15 Nov 2024First sub-20 3×3: 19.60 at Dutch Nationals 2024.
- 15 Nov 2024Three personal bests in one day at Dutch Nationals 2024.
- 24 Mar 2024First competition: Arnhem Open B 2024. A 25.74 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Leersum Open 2026 · 10 Jan 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Take Your Time Ermelo 2025 · 18 Oct 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Rubik's Dutch Nationals 2025 · 5 Sep 2025
- Arnhem Open 2025 · 28 Jun 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Quick 'n Slick Meppel 2025 · 17 May 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Leersum Squared 2025 · 8 Feb 2025
- Dutch Nationals 2024 · 15 Nov 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Arnhem Open B 2024 · 24 Mar 2024 — 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.
- Stijn de Gooijer — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead once
- Anja Strydom — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead once
- Casper Hegt — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-5 Skewb single — 13,285 people have one; it is 0.25 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 2.57 away.
Targets move as he improves.