People · Canada
Spike Van Nooten
Pyraminx · top 40.2% of 129,321 all-time · competing since January 2017 · 2017NOOT01
Spike Van Nooten has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 8.46, set at Newmarket Open 2017, puts him in the top 40.2% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,854th in Canada. Across 6 competitions since January 2017, he has put 75 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 7.69 in May 2017 to 5.41, a 30% improvement. Spike has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 8.46 | 15.22 | top 40.2% | 1,854 / 4,858 | |
| 3×3 | 21.40 | 24.86 | top 43.8% | 4,442 / 10,392 | |
| 2×2 | 5.41 | 7.44 | top 44.3% | 3,122 / 7,173 | |
| Skewb | 12.11 | 17.69 | top 66.5% | 1,882 / 2,907 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 45.15 | — | top 71.7% | 1,739 / 2,620 | |
| 4×4 | 2:11.64 | — | early days — 2 solves | 2,646 / 3,118 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 17 Jun 2017Three personal bests in one day at Newmarket Open 2017.
- 21 May 2017First sub-30 3×3: 24.11 at National Capital Region 2017.
- 21 Jan 2017First competition: Michigan Cubing Club Alpha 2017. A 40.54 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Battle of Waterloo 2018 · 21 Jul 2018
- Oakville Limited Winter 2018 · 27 Jan 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Battle of Waterloo 2017 · 23 Sep 2017
- Newmarket Open 2017 · 17 Jun 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- National Capital Region 2017 · 21 May 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Michigan Cubing Club Alpha 2017 · 21 Jan 2017
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.
- Jakob Van Hees — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Adrian Stan — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Brennen Lin — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 Pyraminx single — 46,752 people have one; it is 0.46 away.
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 1.40 away.
Targets move as he improves.