People · Netherlands
Samuël van Elk
Pyraminx · top 21.0% of 129,321 all-time · competing since December 2025 · 2025ELKS01
Samuël van Elk has been competing for 9 months. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 6.13, set at Breda Open 2026, puts him in the top 21.0% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 363rd in the Netherlands. Across 5 competitions since December 2025, he has put 105 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 4 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.17 in December 2025 to 14.92, a 26% improvement. He 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 6.13 | 8.24 | top 21.0% | 363 / 1,283 | |
| Skewb | 5.73 | 8.37 | top 23.7% | 260 / 957 | |
| 2×2 | 3.81 | 5.00 | top 24.1% | 551 / 1,665 | |
| 3×3 | 14.92 | 19.78 | top 24.2% | 692 / 2,294 |
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
- 22 Feb 2026First sub-15 3×3: 14.92 at Amsterdam Open 2026.
- 10 Jan 2026First sub-20 3×3: 19.76 at Leersum Open 2026.
- 10 Jan 2026Three personal bests in one day at Leersum Open 2026.
- 20 Dec 2025First competition: Cubing in Oud IJsselmuiden 2025. A 20.17 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Breda Open 2026 · 18 Apr 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Classic Cubing Capelle 2026 · 8 Mar 2026
- Amsterdam Open 2026 · 22 Feb 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Leersum Open 2026 · 10 Jan 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubing in Oud IJsselmuiden 2025 · 20 Dec 2025
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.
- Tristan Paulussen — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead once
- Mattheo de Wit — met in 22 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jules Porteners — met in 22 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 0.13 away.
- A sub-5 Skewb single — 13,285 people have one; it is 0.73 away.
Targets move as he improves.