People · Netherlands
Simon Tiger Houben
2×2 · top 14.4% of 189,179 all-time · competing since September 2022 · 2022HOUB01
Simon Tiger Houben has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.01, set at Pretzel Mania 2022, puts him in the top 14.4% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 330th in the Netherlands. Across 16 competitions since September 2022, he has put 329 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 92% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.25 in September 2022 to 16.07, a 21% improvement. Simon has entered 16 competitions, more competitions than 96% 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 | 3.01 | 6.05 | top 14.4% | 330 / 1,680 | |
| Skewb | 5.10 | 9.59 | top 19.0% | 200 / 968 | |
| 3×3 | 16.07 | 18.46 | top 28.1% | 808 / 2,318 | |
| Clock | 12.79 | 16.35 | top 38.7% | 193 / 479 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.22 | 12.32 | top 46.8% | 742 / 1,296 | |
| 4×4 | 1:12.51 | 1:21.21 | top 49.3% | 490 / 1,009 | |
| Megaminx | 2:29.52 | — | top 61.0% | 264 / 417 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 45.42 | 52.12 | top 72.1% | 516 / 737 | |
| Square-1 | 46.01 | — | top 72.2% | 268 / 407 | |
| 5×5 | 2:45.08 | — | top 72.7% | 393 / 542 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 62 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 163 / 171 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 9:07.21 | — | early days — 1 solve | 129 / 134 |
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
- 7 Oct 2023Three personal bests in one day at CubingUSA New England Championship 2023.
- 21 Jan 2023First sub-20 3×3: 17.12 at Pioneer Valley Cubing A 2023.
- 3 Sep 2022First competition: Pretzel Mania 2022. A 22.59 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Vermont Cubikon 2023 · 18 Nov 2023
- CubingUSA New England Championship 2023 · 7 Oct 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2023 · 27 Jul 2023
- Winchester Weeknights I 2023 · 21 Jun 2023
- New Hampshire Spring 2023 · 27 May 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Cape Cod 2023 · 22 Apr 2023
- Cubing in Cambridge 2023 · 1 Apr 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Maine Spring 2023 · 25 Mar 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Mega Minds in Central Square 2023 · 11 Mar 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Cambridge Winter Challenge 2023 · 20 Feb 2023
- Garden City Winter 2023 · 5 Feb 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Pioneer Valley Cubing A 2023 · 21 Jan 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Mum's the Word 2023 · 8 Jan 2023 — 1 personal best set
- The Battle of Lex-side-ton 2023 · 2 Jan 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Cambridge Holiday FMC 2022 · 30 Dec 2022
- Pretzel Mania 2022 · 3 Sep 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.
- Will Russo — met in 78 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ryan Durette — met in 72 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Saisabari Ramesh — met in 72 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.01 away.
- A sub-5 Skewb single — 13,481 people have one; it is 0.10 away.
Targets move as he improves.