People · Netherlands
Stijn Brink
2×2 · top 3.3% of 186,767 all-time · competing since April 2023 · 2023BRIN04
Stijn Brink has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.75, set at Meppel Mayhem 2026, puts him in the top 3.3% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 79th in the Netherlands. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since April 2023, he has put 317 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 57% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.06 in April 2023 to 10.06, a 50% improvement. Stijn has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% 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 | 1.75 | 4.01 | top 3.3% | 79 / 1,665 | |
| 3×3 | 10.06 | 13.78 | top 7.6% | 206 / 2,294 | |
| Skewb | 3.97 | 7.52 | top 10.7% | 101 / 957 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.59 | 10.37 | top 32.8% | 549 / 1,283 | |
| 4×4 | 1:02.87 | 1:06.23 | top 39.5% | 381 / 1,000 | |
| 5×5 | 2:08.10 | 2:18.16 | top 54.3% | 277 / 532 | |
| Square-1 | 40.20 | 45.39 | top 65.6% | 246 / 407 | |
| Clock | 28.48 | — | early days — 2 solves | 379 / 466 |
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
- 30 May 2026Five personal bests in one day at Meppel Mayhem 2026.
- 17 May 2025Five personal bests in one day at Quick 'n Slick Meppel 2025.
- 8 Feb 2025Four personal bests in one day at Leersum Squared 2025.
- 19 Jan 2025First sub-15 3×3: 11.81 at Alphen Cubing 2025.
- 19 Jan 2025Three personal bests in one day at Alphen Cubing 2025.
- 3 Jun 2023Three personal bests in one day at Dutch Open 2023.
Competitions
- Meppel Mayhem 2026 · 30 May 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Rubik's Dutch Nationals 2025 · 5 Sep 2025
- Quick 'n Slick Meppel 2025 · 17 May 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Leersum Squared 2025 · 8 Feb 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Alphen Cubing 2025 · 19 Jan 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Dutch Nationals 2024 · 15 Nov 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Dutch Open 2023 · 3 Jun 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Koersel Sunday Open 2023 · 7 May 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Ermelo Cubing A 2023 · 22 Apr 2023 — 1 personal best 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.
- Vincent Chan — met in 70 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Hugo Goudriaan — met in 67 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Pablito Poye — met in 63 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.75 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.06 away.
Targets move as he improves.