People · Netherlands
Ruben Geels
3×3 · top 32.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2004 · 2004GEEL01
Ruben Geels has been competing for 22 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 17.32, set at German Open 2006, puts him in the top 32.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 882nd in the Netherlands. Across 9 competitions since April 2004, he has put 67 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one; 93% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 30.94 in April 2004 to 17.32, a 44% improvement. Ruben has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% 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 | 17.32 | 19.59 | top 32.0% | 882 / 2,294 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:54.82 | — | early days — 3 solves | 82 / 132 | |
| 4×4 | 3:17.05 | — | early days — 3 solves | 984 / 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
- 16 Oct 2005First sub-20 3×3: 18.39 at Dutch Open 2005.
- 7 Aug 2004First sub-30 3×3: 26.51 at European Rubik's Games Championship 2004.
- 24 Apr 2004First competition: German Open 2004. A 30.94 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Dutch Open 2007 · 13 Oct 2007
- Dutch Championship 2006 · 28 Oct 2006 — 1 personal best set
- Dutch Open 2006 · 14 Oct 2006
- German Open 2006 · 21 Apr 2006 — 2 personal bests set
- Dutch Championship 2005 · 29 Oct 2005
- Dutch Open 2005 · 16 Oct 2005 — 1 personal best set
- Dutch Open 2004 · 10 Oct 2004
- European Rubik's Games Championship 2004 · 7 Aug 2004 — 1 personal best set
- German Open 2004 · 24 Apr 2004
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.
- Ron van Bruchem — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Joël van Noort — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead once
- Hans van der Zijden — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 2.32 away.
- A sub-3:00 3×3 blindfolded single — 6,381 people have one; it is 54.82 away.
Targets move as he improves.