People · Netherlands
Ruben Pellicaan
2×2 · top 7.9% of 189,179 all-time · competing since November 2022 · 2022PELL04
Ruben Pellicaan has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.39, set at Dutch Open 2023, puts him in the top 7.9% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 169th in the Netherlands. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since November 2022, he has put 212 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 54% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.63 in November 2022 to 12.56, a 44% improvement. Ruben 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.39 | 3.73 | top 7.9% | 169 / 1,680 | |
| 3×3 | 12.56 | 15.12 | top 15.9% | 464 / 2,318 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.36 | 11.25 | top 22.7% | 403 / 1,296 | |
| 4×4 | 1:05.04 | 1:15.53 | top 41.9% | 403 / 1,009 | |
| Clock | 14.20 | 16.33 | top 44.7% | 220 / 479 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 29.91 | 38.22 | top 46.5% | 316 / 737 | |
| Megaminx | 2:06.16 | — | top 49.4% | 209 / 417 | |
| Skewb | 9.31 | 13.15 | top 50.7% | 529 / 968 | |
| 5×5 | 2:37.21 | — | top 69.3% | 377 / 542 |
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
- 26 Aug 2023Three personal bests in one day at On Alphen Track to Records 24h 2023.
- 3 Jun 2023Five personal bests in one day at Dutch Open 2023.
- 23 Apr 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.81 at Ermelo Cubing B 2023.
- 23 Apr 2023Three personal bests in one day at Ermelo Cubing B 2023.
- 11 Mar 2023First sub-20 3×3: 16.90 at Kampen Open 2023.
- 11 Mar 2023Three personal bests in one day at Kampen Open 2023.
Competitions
- Lente in Lent 2025 · 12 Apr 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Arnhem Open B 2024 · 24 Mar 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Amsterdam Open 2023 · 10 Sep 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- On Alphen Track to Records 24h 2023 · 26 Aug 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Dutch Open 2023 · 3 Jun 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Ermelo Cubing B 2023 · 23 Apr 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Kampen Open 2023 · 11 Mar 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Gijzegem Open 2022 · 19 Nov 2022
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.
- Wout van der Meer — met in 47 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- Gijs Peletier — met in 46 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Nanno Venhorst — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead 18 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.39 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 0.56 away.
Targets move as he improves.