People · Netherlands
Talitha Nijboer
Skewb · top 4.9% of 73,281 all-time · competing since January 2024 · 2024NIJB02
Talitha Nijboer has been competing for 3 years. Her best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 2.98, set at Meppel Mayhem 2026, puts her in the top 4.9% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 49th in the Netherlands. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since January 2024, she has put 299 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, her 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 55% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. Her 3×3 best has come down from 23.30 in January 2024 to 13.74, a 41% improvement. Talitha has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Netherlands | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 2.98 | 6.32 | top 4.9% | 49 / 957 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.67 | 6.18 | top 11.2% | 189 / 1,283 | |
| 2×2 | 2.95 | 5.00 | top 13.7% | 301 / 1,665 | |
| Megaminx | 1:12.66 | 1:20.38 | top 17.3% | 74 / 414 | |
| 3×3 | 13.74 | 17.37 | top 20.1% | 589 / 2,294 | |
| Clock | 9.73 | 11.05 | top 23.8% | 117 / 466 | |
| 4×4 | 52.87 | 1:06.54 | top 28.2% | 264 / 1,000 | |
| 5×5 | 1:41.70 | 1:51.55 | top 36.7% | 182 / 532 | |
| Square-1 | 30.57 | 39.20 | top 50.4% | 194 / 407 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 31.94 | 36.80 | top 51.0% | 349 / 726 | |
| 6×6 | 3:23.07 | 3:26.69 | early days — 3 solves | 121 / 205 |
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 2026Three personal bests in one day at Meppel Mayhem 2026.
- 21 Dec 2025Four personal bests in one day at Freezing Fryslân 2025.
- 6 Dec 2025First sub-15 3×3: 13.74 at Pakje Open in Lent 2025.
- 6 Dec 2025Five personal bests in one day at Pakje Open in Lent 2025.
- 5 Sep 2025Five personal bests in one day at Rubik's Dutch Nationals 2025.
- 17 May 2025Six personal bests in one day at Quick 'n Slick Meppel 2025.
Competitions
- Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026 · 16 Jul 2026
- Meppel Mayhem 2026 · 30 May 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Freezing Fryslân 2025 · 21 Dec 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Pakje Open in Lent 2025 · 6 Dec 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Rubik's Dutch Nationals 2025 · 5 Sep 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Quick 'n Slick Meppel 2025 · 17 May 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- Dutch Nationals 2024 · 15 Nov 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Heerenveen Open 2024 · 15 Sep 2024
- Arnhem Open A 2024 · 23 Mar 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Dutch Winter North 2024 · 14 Jan 2024 — 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 her.
- Pablito Poye — met in 60 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Marc Dullemond — met in 56 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
- Tristan Paulussen — met in 55 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Skewb single — 1,013 people have one; it is 0.98 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.67 away.
Targets move as she improves.