People · Belgium
Ulysse Van Damme
2×2 · top 5.2% of 186,767 all-time · competing since August 2018 · 2018DAMM01
Ulysse Van Damme has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.06, set at Annuntia Open 2019, puts him in the top 5.2% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 48th in Belgium. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since August 2018, he has put 135 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.78 in August 2018 to 10.28, a 59% improvement. Ulysse has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Belgium | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.06 | 4.56 | top 5.2% | 48 / 777 | |
| 3×3 | 10.28 | 14.04 | top 8.3% | 106 / 1,094 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.11 | 7.81 | top 20.8% | 149 / 589 | |
| Skewb | 6.28 | 7.22 | top 28.0% | 126 / 394 | |
| 4×4 | 57.34 | 1:00.27 | top 33.5% | 149 / 459 | |
| Megaminx | 1:57.78 | 2:18.38 | top 44.5% | 88 / 197 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 29.72 | 33.09 | top 46.0% | 129 / 314 | |
| 5×5 | 2:04.88 | 2:20.95 | top 52.3% | 116 / 246 | |
| 6×6 | 4:51.34 | 4:59.97 | early days — 3 solves | 83 / 119 | |
| 7×7 | 8:42.81 | 8:55.57 | early days — 3 solves | 81 / 91 |
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
- 16 Feb 2019Six personal bests in one day at Annuntia Open 2019.
- 17 Nov 2018First sub-20 3×3: 15.42 at Brugge Open 2018.
- 17 Nov 2018First sub-15 3×3: 14.77 at Brugge Open 2018.
- 11 Aug 2018First competition: Belgian Summer 2018. A 24.78 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Belgian Open 2019 · 28 Sep 2019
- Brugge Open 2019 · 11 May 2019
- Annuntia Open 2019 · 16 Feb 2019 — 6 personal bests set
- Brugge Open 2018 · 17 Nov 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Belgian Summer 2018 · 11 Aug 2018
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.
- Jonas Rongé — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Jonathan Mauroy — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Adrien Schumacker — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.06 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.28 away.
Targets move as he improves.