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Thijs van Asperen

2×2 · top 8.1% of 186,767 all-time · competing since July 2022 · 2022ASPE02

Thijs van Asperen has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.42, set at Arnhem Open B 2024, puts him in the top 8.1% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 175th in the Netherlands. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 40 competitions since July 2022, he has put 1,213 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 63% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 42.66 in July 2022 to 10.36, a 76% improvement. Thijs has entered 40 competitions, more competitions than 99% of everyone who has ever competed.

2×2
best event — top 8.1% of 186,767 all-time
2.42
signature single · Arnhem Open B 2024
1,213
official solves on the record
12%
solve-to-solve spread · steadier than 63% of the field

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingNetherlands
2×22.424.23
top 8.1%175 / 1,665
3×310.3612.24
top 8.5%238 / 2,294
Pyraminx5.086.58
top 13.7%227 / 1,283
Skewb4.598.06
top 15.1%151 / 957
3×3 one-handed19.2324.35
top 18.4%111 / 726
4×448.3557.70
top 22.6%213 / 1,000
Clock10.6312.35
top 28.2%138 / 466
Megaminx1:31.111:34.83
top 28.9%124 / 414
Square-121.6724.10
top 31.7%111 / 407
5×51:40.111:48.61
top 35.5%175 / 532
6×65:31.58—
early days — 1 solve189 / 205
7×78:07.05—
early days — 1 solve154 / 169

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

Hoorn Open 2022: 42.66Dutch Autumn 2022: 38.86Alphen Cubing 2023: 27.82Kampen Open 2023: 26.18Ermelo Cubing B 2023: 19.61Capelle Cubing 2023: 18.37Dutch Open 2023: 21.15Amsterdam Open 2023: 17.42Dutch Autumn 2023: 16.69Dutch Nationals 2023: 15.57Take Your Time Ermelo 2023: 14.96Leersum Algs 2024: 13.43Dutch Winter South 2024: 15.73Arnhem Open B 2024: 12.97Lente Spring 2024: 13.83German Open 2024: 12.34Bigger in Breda 2024: 12.71Capelle Cubing 2024: 14.73Dutch Open 2024: 15.08Rubik's UK Championship 2024: 16.23Dutch Nationals 2024: 14.83Alphen Cubing 2025: 15.49Leersum Squared 2025: 16.12Lente in Lent 2025: 16.21Rheinland-Pfalz Open 2025: 15.72Visé Saturday Open 2025: 12.97Beveren Saturday Open 2025: 13.40Take Your Time Ermelo 2025: 11.96Pakje Open in Lent 2025: 10.85Leersum Open 2026: 10.36Cubing in the Rain 2026: 12.20Amsterdam Open 2026: 11.48Breda Open 2026: 11.91Wuppertaler Würfel Wochenende 2026: 11.3210.3642.662 Jul 202216 May 2026

Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.

The story so far

Competitions

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.

Next targets

  • A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.42 away.
  • A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.36 away.

Targets move as he improves.