People · Netherlands
Wester Schobben
3×3 · top 35.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2024 · 2024SCHO26
Wester Schobben has been competing for a year. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 18.54, set at Meppel Mayhem 2026, puts him in the top 35.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 972nd in the Netherlands. Across 8 competitions since November 2024, he has put 86 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 5 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 47.32 in November 2024 to 18.54, a 61% improvement. Wester has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% 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 | 18.54 | 22.81 | top 35.8% | 972 / 2,294 | |
| Skewb | 7.74 | 14.39 | top 39.3% | 420 / 957 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.80 | 11.18 | top 43.1% | 677 / 1,283 | |
| 2×2 | 5.57 | 7.79 | top 46.1% | 937 / 1,665 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 53.50 | — | early days — 2 solves | 569 / 726 |
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
- 30 May 2026First sub-20 3×3: 18.54 at Meppel Mayhem 2026.
- 8 Mar 2026First sub-30 3×3: 27.21 at Classic Cubing Capelle 2026.
- 15 Nov 2024First competition: Dutch Nationals 2024. A 47.32 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Warm Up Lent 2026 · 10 Jul 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Meppel Mayhem 2026 · 30 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Mumbai Cubing Sprint 2026 · 25 Apr 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Breda Open 2026 · 18 Apr 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Classic Cubing Capelle 2026 · 8 Mar 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Amsterdam Open 2026 · 22 Feb 2026
- Leersum Open 2026 · 10 Jan 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Dutch Nationals 2024 · 15 Nov 2024
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 18 rounds, never finished ahead
- Vincent Chan — met in 18 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ivo Stoutjesdijk — met in 18 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 3.54 away.
- A sub-6 Skewb single — 18,841 people have one; it is 1.74 away.
Targets move as he improves.