People · Netherlands
Sem ten Cate
Pyraminx · top 23.4% of 130,891 all-time · competing since January 2018 · 2018CATE01
Sem ten Cate has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 6.44, set at Veenendaal Open 2018, puts him in the top 23.4% of the 130,891 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 418th in the Netherlands. Across 4 competitions since January 2018, he has put 147 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.80 in January 2018 to 16.41, a 28% improvement. Sem has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Netherlands | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 6.44 | 12.32 | top 23.4% | 418 / 1,296 | |
| 2×2 | 3.86 | 5.37 | top 24.8% | 575 / 1,680 | |
| 3×3 | 16.41 | 19.52 | top 29.2% | 828 / 2,318 | |
| Skewb | 6.53 | 9.24 | top 30.0% | 328 / 968 | |
| 4×4 | 1:04.50 | 1:07.97 | top 41.3% | 400 / 1,009 | |
| Megaminx | 2:13.36 | — | top 53.0% | 232 / 417 | |
| 5×5 | 2:08.33 | 2:20.00 | top 54.6% | 286 / 542 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 44 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 113 / 171 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 45.47 | — | top 72.1% | 518 / 737 | |
| Square-1 | 54.30 | — | early days — 1 solve | 308 / 407 | |
| 6×6 | 5:22.50 | — | early days — 1 solve | 190 / 208 |
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
- 23 Jun 2018Eleven personal bests in one day at Veenendaal Open 2018.
- 19 May 2018Three personal bests in one day at Breda Open 2018.
- 3 Mar 2018First sub-20 3×3: 16.49 at Assen Open 2018.
- 3 Mar 2018Five personal bests in one day at Assen Open 2018.
- 5 Jan 2018First competition: Happy New Year Cubing Dordrecht 2018. A 22.80 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Veenendaal Open 2018 · 23 Jun 2018 — 11 personal bests set
- Breda Open 2018 · 19 May 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Assen Open 2018 · 3 Mar 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Happy New Year Cubing Dordrecht 2018 · 5 Jan 2018
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.
- Daan Baartmans — met in 40 rounds, finished ahead once
- Daniël Kassab — met in 40 rounds, never finished ahead
- Vincent Chan — met in 39 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 26,233 people have one; it is 0.44 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.86 away.
Targets move as he improves.