People · Netherlands
Thijmen Roelofsen
Pyraminx · top 9.4% of 130,891 all-time · competing since September 2023 · 2023ROEL02
Thijmen Roelofsen has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.34, set at Start in Veenendaal 2025, puts him in the top 9.4% of the 130,891 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 158th in the Netherlands. Until September 2006, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 16 competitions since September 2023, he has put 325 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 75% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 26.67 in September 2023 to 16.73, a 37% improvement. Thijmen has entered 16 competitions, more competitions than 96% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Netherlands | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 4.34 | 8.36 | top 9.4% | 158 / 1,296 | |
| 2×2 | 3.81 | 6.41 | top 24.1% | 560 / 1,680 | |
| 3×3 | 16.73 | 21.08 | top 30.3% | 853 / 2,318 | |
| Skewb | 7.88 | 15.04 | top 40.4% | 436 / 968 | |
| Clock | 14.30 | 15.26 | top 45.1% | 221 / 479 | |
| 4×4 | 1:40.92 | 1:54.63 | top 71.3% | 709 / 1,009 | |
| Megaminx | 3:15.93 | — | top 79.7% | 369 / 417 | |
| 5×5 | 3:28.52 | — | top 86.2% | 477 / 542 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:05.47 | — | top 86.9% | 641 / 737 |
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
- 2 May 2026Three personal bests in one day at West-Fries Open 2026.
- 28 Jun 2025First sub-20 3×3: 17.65 at Arnhem Open 2025.
- 22 Mar 2025Three personal bests in one day at Start in Veenendaal 2025.
- 15 Nov 2024Three personal bests in one day at Dutch Nationals 2024.
- 14 Jan 2024Six personal bests in one day at Dutch Winter North 2024.
- 23 Sep 2023First competition: Dutch Autumn 2023. A 26.67 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Back in Ermelo 2026 · 17 Oct 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- West-Fries Open 2026 · 2 May 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Amsterdam Open 2026 · 22 Feb 2026
- Take Your Time Ermelo 2025 · 18 Oct 2025
- Rubik's Dutch Nationals 2025 · 5 Sep 2025
- Arnhem Open 2025 · 28 Jun 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Quick 'n Slick Meppel 2025 · 17 May 2025
- Start in Veenendaal 2025 · 22 Mar 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Alphen Cubing 2025 · 19 Jan 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Dutch Nationals 2024 · 15 Nov 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Dutch Open 2024 · 26 Oct 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Heerenveen Open 2024 · 15 Sep 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Arnhem Open A 2024 · 23 Mar 2024
- Dutch Winter North 2024 · 14 Jan 2024 — 6 personal bests set
- Take Your Time Ermelo 2023 · 16 Dec 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Dutch Autumn 2023 · 23 Sep 2023
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.
- Marc Dullemond — met in 66 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Mick Boekema — met in 65 rounds, never finished ahead
- Hugo Goudriaan — met in 64 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 10,050 people have one; it is 0.34 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.81 away.
Targets move as he improves.