People · Netherlands
Tim Close
2×2 · top 12.0% of 189,179 all-time · competing since April 2026 · 2026CLOS01
Tim Close has been competing for 6 months. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.79, set at Visé Saturday Open 2026, puts him in the top 12.0% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 256th in the Netherlands. Across 4 competitions since April 2026, he has put 59 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 21% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 38.55 in April 2026 to 16.81, a 56% improvement. Tim has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Netherlands | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.79 | 5.75 | top 12.0% | 256 / 1,680 | |
| 3×3 | 16.81 | 23.81 | top 30.5% | 861 / 2,318 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.19 | 13.92 | top 37.9% | 613 / 1,296 |
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
- 17 Oct 2026First sub-20 3×3: 16.81 at Back in Ermelo 2026.
- 12 Sep 2026First sub-30 3×3: 29.27 at Visé Saturday Open 2026.
- 12 Sep 2026Three personal bests in one day at Visé Saturday Open 2026.
- 18 Apr 2026First competition: Breda Open 2026. A 38.55 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Back in Ermelo 2026 · 17 Oct 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Visé Saturday Open 2026 · 12 Sep 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Meppel Mayhem 2026 · 30 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Breda Open 2026 · 18 Apr 2026
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.
- Tristan Paulussen — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
- Maximilian van der Straten — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
- Andrey Che — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.79 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 70,740 people have one; it is 1.81 away.
Targets move as he improves.