People · Netherlands
Ruben Smits
3×3 · top 20.0% of 288,433 all-time · competing since November 2010 · 2010SMIT05
Ruben Smits has been competing for 16 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 13.69, set at Amstelveen Open 2012, puts him in the top 20.0% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 590th in the Netherlands. Across 7 competitions since November 2010, he has put 136 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 88% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. Ruben 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 | Netherlands | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 13.69 | 14.89 | top 20.0% | 590 / 2,318 | |
| 2×2 | 3.84 | 5.00 | top 24.5% | 570 / 1,680 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 30.03 | 42.30 | top 46.8% | 318 / 737 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.19 | 13.78 | top 61.9% | 909 / 1,296 |
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
- 13 Nov 2010First competition: Dutch Nationals 2010.
Competitions
- Metro Speedcubing Open II 2017 · 19 May 2017
- Dutch Nationals 2015 · 27 Sep 2015
- Amstelveen Open 2012 · 22 Sep 2012 — 2 personal bests set
- NEMO Amsterdam Open 2012 · 19 May 2012 — 2 personal bests set
- Amstelveen Open 2011 · 8 Oct 2011 — 1 personal best set
- NEMO Amsterdam Open 2011 · 2 Apr 2011 — 1 personal best set
- Dutch Nationals 2010 · 13 Nov 2010
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 25 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Reinier Schippers — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Robin Deun — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 1.69 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.84 away.
Targets move as he improves.