People · Netherlands
Sam Reyneveld
2×2 · top 1.9% of 186,767 all-time · competing since March 2024 · 2024REYN05
Sam Reyneveld has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.45, set at Arnhem Open 2025, puts him in the top 1.9% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 46th in the Netherlands. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since March 2024, he has put 178 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 63% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.29 in March 2024 to 13.04, a 39% improvement. Sam has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 1.45 | 4.00 | top 1.9% | 46 / 1,665 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.57 | 8.04 | top 16.9% | 293 / 1,283 | |
| 3×3 | 13.04 | 14.87 | top 17.6% | 515 / 2,294 | |
| Skewb | 7.02 | 9.10 | top 33.8% | 352 / 957 | |
| 4×4 | 1:27.57 | — | top 61.8% | 598 / 1,000 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 49.33 | — | early days — 2 solves | 543 / 726 | |
| 5×5 | 3:30.90 | — | early days — 2 solves | 471 / 532 |
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
- 28 Jun 2025Six personal bests in one day at Arnhem Open 2025.
- 19 Jan 2025First sub-15 3×3: 14.82 at Alphen Cubing 2025.
- 24 Nov 2024Four personal bests in one day at Beveren Sunday Open 2024.
- 26 Oct 2024First sub-20 3×3: 17.18 at Dutch Open 2024.
- 26 Oct 2024Three personal bests in one day at Dutch Open 2024.
- 16 Mar 2024First competition: Geel Beginners Saturday 2024. A 21.29 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Arnhem Open 2025 · 28 Jun 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- Alphen Cubing 2025 · 19 Jan 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Beveren Sunday Open 2024 · 24 Nov 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Dutch Open 2024 · 26 Oct 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Geel Beginners Saturday 2024 · 16 Mar 2024 — 2 personal bests 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.
- Pablito Poye — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead once
- Alessandro van Burken — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Imanuel Müller — met in 28 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.45 away.
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.57 away.
Targets move as he improves.