People · Netherlands
Thijmen Idzenga
3×3 · top 6.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since September 2020 · 2020IDZE01
Thijmen Idzenga has been competing for 6 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.52, set at Ermelo Cubing A 2023, puts him in the top 6.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 170th in the Netherlands. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since September 2020, he has put 298 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 9% around a typical one, steadier than 99% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.52 in September 2020 to 9.52, a 34% improvement. Thijmen has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% 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 | 9.52 | 10.84 | top 6.2% | 170 / 2,294 | |
| 2×2 | 2.54 | 4.08 | top 9.3% | 196 / 1,665 | |
| 4×4 | 44.94 | 52.57 | top 18.2% | 168 / 1,000 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.77 | 7.57 | top 18.3% | 317 / 1,283 | |
| Skewb | 8.53 | 12.12 | top 45.2% | 474 / 957 | |
| 5×5 | 1:59.13 | 2:12.81 | top 48.7% | 246 / 532 |
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
- 22 Apr 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.52 at Ermelo Cubing A 2023.
- 25 Sep 2022Three personal bests in one day at Dutch Autumn 2022.
- 17 Apr 2022Six personal bests in one day at Dutch Spring 2022.
- 19 Sep 2020First competition: Veenendaal Open 2020. A 14.52 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Eat Sleep Cube Repeat Leersum 2025 · 19 Jul 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Dutch Open 2024 · 26 Oct 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Lente Spring 2024 · 7 Apr 2024
- Capelle Cubing 2023 · 14 May 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Ermelo Cubing A 2023 · 22 Apr 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Dutch Nationals 2022 · 26 Nov 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Dutch Autumn 2022 · 25 Sep 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA European Championship 2022 · 14 Jul 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Dutch Masters 2022 · 21 May 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Dutch Spring 2022 · 17 Apr 2022 — 6 personal bests set
- Veenendaal Open 2020 · 19 Sep 2020
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 61 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- David Kootstra — met in 58 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Roel Hoogeveen — met in 57 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.52 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.54 away.
Targets move as he improves.