People · Netherlands
Ruben Zoeten
3×3 · top 4.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2017 · 2017ZOET01
Ruben Zoeten has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.89, set at Dutch Masters 2019, puts him in the top 4.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 128th in the Netherlands. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since April 2017, he has put 306 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 84% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.88 in April 2017 to 8.89, a 40% improvement. Ruben has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% 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 | 8.89 | 11.57 | top 4.6% | 128 / 2,294 | |
| 4×4 | 39.84 | 50.84 | top 12.0% | 111 / 1,000 | |
| 2×2 | 2.98 | 5.98 | top 14.0% | 311 / 1,665 | |
| 5×5 | 1:44.45 | 1:47.23 | top 38.7% | 197 / 532 | |
| 7×7 | 4:58.82 | 5:21.38 | top 50.2% | 92 / 169 | |
| 6×6 | 3:30.84 | 3:33.66 | top 55.0% | 126 / 205 | |
| Skewb | 10.41 | 15.89 | top 57.5% | 576 / 957 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 47.81 | — | top 74.7% | 530 / 726 | |
| Megaminx | 3:07.84 | — | early days — 2 solves | 353 / 414 | |
| Square-1 | 59.39 | — | top 83.3% | 333 / 407 |
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
- 6 Apr 2019First sub-10 3×3: 8.89 at Dutch Masters 2019.
- 23 Jun 2018Four personal bests in one day at Veenendaal Open 2018.
- 5 Jan 2018Five personal bests in one day at Happy New Year Cubing Dordrecht 2018.
- 23 Sep 2017Five personal bests in one day at Dutch Nationals 2017.
- 15 Apr 2017First competition: Zuidplas Open 2017. A 15.05 3×3 single to start from.
- 15 Apr 2017First sub-15 3×3: 14.88 at Zuidplas Open 2017.
Competitions
- Kampen Open 2023 · 11 Mar 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Dutch Nationals 2022 · 26 Nov 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Happy New Year Cubing Hoorn 2020 · 4 Jan 2020
- Dutch Masters 2019 · 6 Apr 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Zwolle Open 2018 · 17 Aug 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Veenendaal Open 2018 · 23 Jun 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Happy New Year Cubing Dordrecht 2018 · 5 Jan 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Marathon Open 2017 · 16 Dec 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Dutch Nationals 2017 · 23 Sep 2017 — 5 personal bests set
- Zuidplas Open 2017 · 15 Apr 2017 — 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.
- Olivier Vos — met in 63 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Daniël Kassab — met in 62 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Mika Smulders — met in 60 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.89 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 9.84 away.
Targets move as he improves.