People · Netherlands
Sieme Groot
2×2 · top 18.3% of 186,767 all-time · competing since May 2022 · 2022GROO02
Sieme Groot has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.34, set at Dutch Winter North 2024, puts him in the top 18.3% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 412th in the Netherlands. Across 5 competitions since May 2022, he has put 141 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.76 in May 2022 to 14.48, a 27% improvement. Sieme 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 | 3.34 | 6.09 | top 18.3% | 412 / 1,665 | |
| 3×3 | 14.48 | 16.73 | top 22.6% | 647 / 2,294 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.16 | 10.27 | top 37.5% | 604 / 1,283 | |
| 4×4 | 1:06.31 | 1:18.15 | top 43.2% | 415 / 1,000 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 39.25 | 45.67 | top 64.3% | 445 / 726 | |
| Clock | 27.13 | — | early days — 1 solve | 368 / 466 | |
| Square-1 | 59.80 | — | early days — 2 solves | 335 / 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
- 24 Mar 2024Four personal bests in one day at Arnhem Open B 2024.
- 14 Jan 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.56 at Dutch Winter North 2024.
- 14 Jan 2024Five personal bests in one day at Dutch Winter North 2024.
- 21 May 2022First competition: Dutch Masters 2022. A 20.04 3×3 single to start from.
- 21 May 2022First sub-20 3×3: 19.76 at Dutch Masters 2022.
Competitions
- Arnhem Open B 2024 · 24 Mar 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Dutch Winter North 2024 · 14 Jan 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Westfries Open 2022 · 22 Oct 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Hoorn Open 2022 · 2 Jul 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Dutch Masters 2022 · 21 May 2022 — 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.
- Tobias Hermans — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Tim van Loo — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead once
- Ron van Bruchem — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.34 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 2.48 away.
Targets move as he improves.