People · Belgium
Simon Meinertzhagen
Pyraminx · top 4.1% of 129,321 all-time · competing since May 2016 · 2016MEIN03
Simon Meinertzhagen has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.12, set at Belgian Easter 2018, puts him in the top 4.1% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 22nd in Belgium. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 12 competitions since May 2016, he has put 457 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 60% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 7 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 38.53 in May 2016 to 11.18, a 71% improvement. Simon has entered twelve competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Belgium | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.12 | 5.76 | top 4.1% | 22 / 589 | |
| Skewb | 3.09 | 6.34 | top 5.4% | 22 / 394 | |
| 2×2 | 2.16 | 3.62 | top 5.9% | 51 / 777 | |
| 3×3 | 11.18 | 13.42 | top 11.1% | 137 / 1,094 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.65 | 24.36 | top 22.3% | 64 / 314 | |
| 4×4 | 48.70 | 52.97 | top 23.0% | 109 / 459 | |
| 5×5 | 2:16.82 | — | top 59.2% | 132 / 246 | |
| Megaminx | 2:42.03 | — | early days — 3 solves | 130 / 197 | |
| Square-1 | 53.59 | — | top 79.2% | 110 / 150 |
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
- 31 Mar 2018Three personal bests in one day at Belgian Easter 2018.
- 18 Nov 2017Four personal bests in one day at Belgian Open 2017.
- 20 May 2017Four personal bests in one day at Belgium Summer Open 2017.
- 25 Feb 2017Five personal bests in one day at Belgian Winter 2017.
- 1 Oct 2016First sub-30 3×3: 14.67 at Dutch Nationals 2016.
- 1 Oct 2016First sub-20 3×3: 14.67 at Dutch Nationals 2016.
Competitions
- Zonhoven Autumn Open 2018 · 27 Oct 2018
- Zonhoven Open 2018 · 28 Apr 2018
- Belgian Easter 2018 · 31 Mar 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Annuntia Open 2018 · 17 Feb 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Belgian Open 2017 · 18 Nov 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Dutch Nationals 2017 · 23 Sep 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Breda Open 2017 · 10 Jun 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Belgium Summer Open 2017 · 20 May 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Belgian Winter 2017 · 25 Feb 2017 — 5 personal bests set
- Opal Open 2016 · 17 Dec 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Dutch Nationals 2016 · 1 Oct 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Antwerp Open 2016 · 7 May 2016
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.
- Robert Antal — met in 86 rounds, finished ahead 26 times
- Daniël Kassab — met in 77 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Antonie Paterakis — met in 77 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.12 away.
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.09 away.
Targets move as he improves.