People · Netherlands
Wout van der Meer
2×2 · top 5.3% of 186,767 all-time · competing since November 2022 · 2022MEER03
Wout van der Meer has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.08, set at On Alphen Track to Records 24h 2023, puts him in the top 5.3% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 116th in the Netherlands. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 14 competitions since November 2022, he has put 469 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 89% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.49 in November 2022 to 10.16, a 59% improvement. Wout has entered 14 competitions, more competitions than 95% 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 | 2.08 | 3.67 | top 5.3% | 116 / 1,665 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.84 | 9.38 | top 6.9% | 114 / 1,283 | |
| 3×3 | 10.16 | 12.85 | top 7.9% | 219 / 2,294 | |
| Square-1 | 16.40 | 22.86 | top 19.6% | 67 / 407 | |
| Skewb | 5.20 | 7.95 | top 19.7% | 207 / 957 | |
| Megaminx | 1:22.85 | 1:32.99 | top 23.6% | 101 / 414 | |
| 4×4 | 56.82 | 1:04.01 | top 32.9% | 310 / 1,000 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.21 | 32.06 | top 34.8% | 228 / 726 | |
| Clock | 12.73 | 14.02 | top 38.4% | 183 / 466 | |
| 5×5 | 2:05.76 | 2:30.01 | top 52.9% | 270 / 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
- 26 Aug 2023Eight personal bests in one day at On Alphen Track to Records 24h 2023.
- 3 Jun 2023Five personal bests in one day at Dutch Open 2023.
- 23 Apr 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.66 at Ermelo Cubing B 2023.
- 23 Apr 2023Three personal bests in one day at Ermelo Cubing B 2023.
- 5 Feb 2023First sub-20 3×3: 17.43 at Alphen Cubing 2023.
- 19 Nov 2022First competition: Gijzegem Open 2022. A 24.49 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Breda Open 2026 · 18 Apr 2026
- Take Your Time Ermelo 2025 · 18 Oct 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Lente in Lent 2025 · 12 Apr 2025
- Christmas Cubing Breda 2024 · 22 Dec 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Dutch Nationals 2024 · 15 Nov 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Arnhem Open B 2024 · 24 Mar 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Leersum Algs 2024 · 5 Jan 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Take Your Time Ermelo 2023 · 16 Dec 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Amsterdam Open 2023 · 10 Sep 2023 — 1 personal best set
- On Alphen Track to Records 24h 2023 · 26 Aug 2023 — 8 personal bests set
- Dutch Open 2023 · 3 Jun 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Ermelo Cubing B 2023 · 23 Apr 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Alphen Cubing 2023 · 5 Feb 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Gijzegem Open 2022 · 19 Nov 2022
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.
- Nanno Venhorst — met in 91 rounds, finished ahead 31 times
- Vincent Chan — met in 87 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Florine Zuur — met in 85 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.08 away.
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.84 away.
Targets move as he improves.