People · Netherlands
Willem Bakker
2×2 · top 12.1% of 186,767 all-time · competing since September 2015 · 2015BAKK03
Willem Bakker has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.81, set at Zuidplas Open 2017, puts him in the top 12.1% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 260th in the Netherlands. Across 10 competitions since September 2015, he has put 221 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one; 89% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.52 in September 2015 to 12.68, a 23% improvement. Willem 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.81 | 4.25 | top 12.1% | 260 / 1,665 | |
| 3×3 | 12.68 | 16.95 | top 16.3% | 479 / 2,294 | |
| Skewb | 9.08 | 13.49 | top 49.0% | 508 / 957 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 36.59 | 43.55 | top 60.1% | 414 / 726 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.65 | 18.04 | top 65.0% | 929 / 1,283 | |
| 4×4 | 2:11.61 | — | early days — 2 solves | 859 / 1,000 | |
| 5×5 | 5:26.69 | — | early days — 2 solves | 529 / 532 |
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
- 20 Mar 2016First sub-15 3×3: 14.24 at Tulip Open 2016.
- 27 Sep 2015First competition: Dutch Nationals 2015. A 18.97 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Dutch Nationals 2017 · 23 Sep 2017
- Zwolle Open 2017 · 19 Aug 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Zuidplas Open 2017 · 15 Apr 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Dutch Winter 2017 · 6 Jan 2017
- Dutch Nationals 2016 · 1 Oct 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Breda Open 2016 · 3 Sep 2016 — 1 personal best set
- US Nationals 2016 · 29 Jul 2016 — 1 personal best set
- King's Open 2016 · 21 May 2016
- Tulip Open 2016 · 20 Mar 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Dutch Nationals 2015 · 27 Sep 2015 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Daniël Kassab — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead once
- Robin Verstraten — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead once
- Daan Baartmans — met in 43 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.81 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.68 away.
Targets move as he improves.