People · Netherlands
Xandro van Es
3×3 · top 4.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since October 2022 · 2022ESXA01
Xandro van Es has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.60, set at Dutch Winter North 2024, puts him in the top 4.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 113th in the Netherlands. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since October 2022, he has put 215 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 52% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.05 in October 2022 to 8.60, a 46% improvement. Xandro has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% 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 | 8.60 | 11.67 | top 4.0% | 113 / 2,294 | |
| Skewb | 4.76 | 9.15 | top 16.4% | 168 / 957 | |
| 4×4 | 48.17 | 51.58 | top 22.3% | 207 / 1,000 | |
| 2×2 | 3.86 | 5.07 | top 24.7% | 567 / 1,665 | |
| 5×5 | 1:31.04 | 1:35.71 | top 28.1% | 141 / 532 | |
| Clock | 12.10 | 15.93 | top 35.4% | 172 / 466 | |
| Square-1 | 23.57 | 32.54 | top 36.0% | 137 / 407 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.01 | 10.16 | top 44.9% | 709 / 1,283 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 29.86 | 35.15 | top 46.3% | 310 / 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
- 18 Oct 2025Three personal bests in one day at Take Your Time Ermelo 2025.
- 5 Sep 2025Three personal bests in one day at Rubik's Dutch Nationals 2025.
- 14 Jan 2024First sub-10 3×3: 8.60 at Dutch Winter North 2024.
- 3 Jun 2023Four personal bests in one day at Dutch Open 2023.
- 22 Apr 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.72 at Ermelo Cubing A 2023.
- 22 Apr 2023Three personal bests in one day at Ermelo Cubing A 2023.
Competitions
- Pakje Open in Lent 2025 · 6 Dec 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Take Your Time Ermelo 2025 · 18 Oct 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Rubik's Dutch Nationals 2025 · 5 Sep 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Dutch Winter North 2024 · 14 Jan 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Dutch Open 2023 · 3 Jun 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Ermelo Cubing A 2023 · 22 Apr 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Westfries Open 2022 · 22 Oct 2022 — 2 personal bests 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.
- Tim van Loo — met in 44 rounds, finished ahead once
- Ron van Bruchem — met in 42 rounds, finished ahead 22 times
- Ivo Stoutjesdijk — met in 42 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.60 away.
- A sub-4 Skewb single — 7,977 people have one; it is 0.76 away.
Targets move as he improves.