People · Netherlands
Sven Maarse
3×3 · top 17.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2025 · 2025MAAR01
Sven Maarse has been competing for a year. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 13.00, set at Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026, puts him in the top 17.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 510th in the Netherlands. Across 9 competitions since April 2025, he has put 255 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 68% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.57 in April 2025 to 13.00, a 47% improvement. Sven 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 13.00 | 16.77 | top 17.4% | 510 / 2,294 | |
| 2×2 | 3.95 | 5.38 | top 25.9% | 596 / 1,665 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.12 | 14.40 | top 28.8% | 491 / 1,283 | |
| 7×7 | 4:01.89 | 4:17.43 | early days — 3 solves | 49 / 169 | |
| 5×5 | 1:36.56 | 1:48.37 | top 32.7% | 160 / 532 | |
| 4×4 | 56.78 | 1:03.41 | top 32.8% | 307 / 1,000 | |
| 6×6 | 2:52.90 | 2:57.05 | early days — 3 solves | 85 / 205 | |
| Skewb | 7.86 | 9.99 | top 40.2% | 431 / 957 | |
| Megaminx | 1:53.88 | 2:31.28 | top 42.5% | 181 / 414 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 36.69 | 39.66 | top 60.3% | 415 / 726 | |
| Square-1 | 42.92 | 53.40 | top 68.8% | 258 / 407 | |
| Clock | 21.62 | 27.26 | top 69.1% | 305 / 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
- 21 Dec 2025First sub-15 3×3: 14.73 at Freezing Fryslân 2025.
- 18 Oct 2025Seven personal bests in one day at Take Your Time Ermelo 2025.
- 5 Sep 2025Seven personal bests in one day at Rubik's Dutch Nationals 2025.
- 17 May 2025First sub-20 3×3: 19.33 at Quick 'n Slick Meppel 2025.
- 17 May 2025Four personal bests in one day at Quick 'n Slick Meppel 2025.
- 12 Apr 2025First competition: Lente in Lent 2025. A 24.57 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026 · 16 Jul 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Breda Open 2026 · 18 Apr 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Amsterdam Open 2026 · 22 Feb 2026
- Freezing Fryslân 2025 · 21 Dec 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Pakje Open in Lent 2025 · 6 Dec 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Take Your Time Ermelo 2025 · 18 Oct 2025 — 7 personal bests set
- Rubik's Dutch Nationals 2025 · 5 Sep 2025 — 7 personal bests set
- Quick 'n Slick Meppel 2025 · 17 May 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Lente in Lent 2025 · 12 Apr 2025
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.
- Hugo Goudriaan — met in 61 rounds, never finished ahead
- Veerle Melis — met in 60 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Florine Zuur — met in 59 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.00 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.95 away.
Targets move as he improves.