People · Netherlands
Toine Hulshof
3×3 · top 7.2% of 288,433 all-time · competing since September 2015 · 2015HULS01
Toine Hulshof has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.90, set at Dutch Nationals 2019, puts him in the top 7.2% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 195th in the Netherlands. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since September 2015, he has put 370 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 94% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.64 in September 2015 to 9.90, a 37% improvement. Toine 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.90 | 12.68 | top 7.2% | 195 / 2,318 | |
| 2×2 | 2.77 | 4.94 | top 11.7% | 250 / 1,680 | |
| 4×4 | 41.66 | 47.04 | top 14.2% | 139 / 1,009 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.30 | 23.11 | top 18.7% | 114 / 737 | |
| 5×5 | 1:27.42 | 1:38.83 | top 25.4% | 129 / 542 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.76 | 9.92 | top 25.9% | 457 / 1,296 | |
| Skewb | 6.12 | 10.06 | top 26.7% | 293 / 968 |
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
- 21 Sep 2019First sub-10 3×3: 9.90 at Dutch Nationals 2019.
- 21 Sep 2019Five personal bests in one day at Dutch Nationals 2019.
- 23 Sep 2017Three personal bests in one day at Dutch Nationals 2017.
- 1 Oct 2016Five personal bests in one day at Dutch Nationals 2016.
- 3 Sep 2016Four personal bests in one day at Breda Open 2016.
- 21 May 2016First sub-15 3×3: 14.47 at King's Open 2016.
Competitions
- Pakje Open in Lent 2025 · 6 Dec 2025
- Dutch Nationals 2019 · 21 Sep 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Star Cubing Nijmegen 2019 · 29 Jun 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Dutch Nationals 2018 · 22 Sep 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Dutch Nationals 2017 · 23 Sep 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- World Rubik's Cube Championship 2017 · 13 Jul 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Dutch Nationals 2016 · 1 Oct 2016 — 5 personal bests set
- Breda Open 2016 · 3 Sep 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- King's Open 2016 · 21 May 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Dutch Nationals 2015 · 27 Sep 2015
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.
- Antonie Paterakis — met in 75 rounds, never finished ahead
- Robin Verstraten — met in 73 rounds, finished ahead 39 times
- Daniël Kassab — met in 70 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.90 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.77 away.
Targets move as he improves.