People · Netherlands
Wiljan Verkuil
3×3 · top 7.2% of 283,598 all-time · competing since May 2016 · 2016VERK01
Wiljan Verkuil has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.91, set at The Hague Open 2017, puts him in the top 7.2% of the 283,598 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 193rd in the Netherlands. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since May 2016, he has put 364 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 71% of the 35,721 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.86 in May 2016 to 9.91, a 47% improvement. Wiljan has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% 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 | 9.91 | 13.11 | top 7.2% | 193 / 2,292 | |
| 2×2 | 3.64 | 4.97 | top 21.9% | 493 / 1,663 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.43 | 8.03 | top 23.2% | 408 / 1,281 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 33 moves | — | early days — 3 solves | 48 / 167 | |
| Square-1 | 19.99 | 26.72 | top 28.0% | 98 / 405 | |
| Megaminx | 1:34.15 | 1:40.26 | top 30.8% | 131 / 412 | |
| Skewb | 7.06 | 8.19 | top 34.0% | 354 / 955 | |
| 4×4 | 1:00.69 | 1:02.74 | top 37.2% | 357 / 999 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 27.56 | 32.90 | top 40.8% | 273 / 724 | |
| Clock | 16.47 | 19.39 | top 53.5% | 250 / 463 | |
| 5×5 | 2:14.69 | 2:39.37 | top 58.0% | 301 / 531 |
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
- 5 Jan 2018Seven personal bests in one day at Happy New Year Cubing Dordrecht 2018.
- 21 Oct 2017Four personal bests in one day at Dutch Open 2017.
- 25 Mar 2017First sub-10 3×3: 9.91 at The Hague Open 2017.
- 25 Mar 2017Three personal bests in one day at The Hague Open 2017.
- 6 Jan 2017Six personal bests in one day at Dutch Winter 2017.
- 1 Oct 2016Four personal bests in one day at Dutch Nationals 2016.
Competitions
- Happy New Year Cubing Dordrecht 2018 · 5 Jan 2018 — 7 personal bests set
- Dutch Open 2017 · 21 Oct 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- The Hague Open 2017 · 25 Mar 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Dutch Winter 2017 · 6 Jan 2017 — 6 personal bests set
- Dutch Open 2016 · 29 Oct 2016
- Dutch Nationals 2016 · 1 Oct 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Breda Open 2016 · 3 Sep 2016 — 5 personal bests set
- King's Open 2016 · 21 May 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Antwerp Open 2016 · 7 May 2016
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.
- Mattheo de Wit — met in 79 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Robin Verstraten — met in 77 rounds, finished ahead 24 times
- Daniël Kassab — met in 74 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,899 people have one; it is 1.91 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,486 people have one; it is 0.64 away.
Targets move as he improves.