Mats Valk's 2017 Annual Summary

In the past year (2017), Mats Valk competed in 17 competitions and 241 rounds across 11 events, from Jan 6th to Dec 16th.

Records

He broke 31 records, including 1 ER and 30 NRs.

EventSingleAverageCompetitionRoundDetail
3x3x3 Cube
 NR 6.83China Championship 2017Second round
6.65      6.53      6.80      7.06      7.03
2x2x2 Cube
 NR 2.12Dutch Nationals 2017Final
2.25      2.20      2.98      1.92      1.63   
4x4x4 Cube
 NR 25.49Zwolle Open 2017Final
23.38     29.80     25.34     25.33     25.79
 NR 22.09China Championship 2017Semi Final
29.31     22.09     27.23     30.35     29.69
 NR 23.32NR 25.85German Big Cube Open 2017Second round
27.05     23.32     27.04     31.18     23.45
 NR 23.62Zuidplas Open 2017Final
31.94     29.58     33.70     31.71     23.62  
 NR 23.81NR 26.54Belgian Winter 2017Final
25.34     29.29     29.99     23.81     24.98
5x5x5 Cube
 NR 46.86NR 53.79SCMU 2017Final
51.46     56.63     55.87     46.86     54.04
 NR 48.12China Championship 2017Final
52.55     48.12     58.77     56.96     1:02.30
 NR 48.52ER 54.71German Open 2017Final
57.31     1:01.52   48.52     48.77     58.06
 NR 55.79Dutch Winter 2017Final
1:05.30   52.85     56.82     55.79     54.76
6x6x6 Cube
 NR 1:47.42NR 1:51.49China Championship 2017Final
1:53.69   1:47.42   1:53.37
 NR 1:53.06World Championship 2017First round
1:59.76   1:53.06   2:11.83
 NR 2:00.78London Open 2017Final
2:04.07   1:59.48   1:58.78
 NR 2:06.67Belgian Winter 2017Final
2:21.40   1:55.64   2:02.96
 NR 1:54.89NR 2:08.70Dutch Winter 2017Final
2:09.06   2:22.16   1:54.89
7x7x7 Cube
 NR 2:52.11Belgium Summer Open 2017Final
3:08.89   2:52.11   3:29.54
 NR 2:56.14NR 3:01.80German Open 2017Final
2:58.08   2:56.14   3:11.19
 NR 3:05.62NR 3:12.65Dutch Winter 2017Final
3:19.00   3:05.62   3:13.34
3x3x3 Fewest Moves
 NR 27.33World Championship 2017Final
28        28        26     
3x3x3 One-Handed
 NR 9.24NR 12.52China Championship 2017Semi Final
13.03     10.87     13.67     16.52     9.24   
 NR 9.50German Big Cube Open 2017First round
13.15     15.45     17.84     9.50      13.37

Podiums

He has been on the podium 95 times across 11 events, including 58 golds, 27 silvers, and 10 bronzes.

EventGoldSilverBronze
3x3x3 Cube141
5x5x5 Cube131
4x4x4 Cube1221
3x3x3 One-Handed651
7x7x7 Cube51
6x6x6 Cube341
3x3x3 Fewest Moves311
2x2x2 Cube191
Square-1122
3x3x3 Blindfolded12
Megaminx1

Solves/Attempts

He attempted 1098 solves and completed 1062.

EventSolvesAttempts
3x3x3 Cube269270
4x4x4 Cube179180
2x2x2 Cube165165
3x3x3 One-Handed134135
5x5x5 Cube119120
Square-18990
6x6x6 Cube3636
7x7x7 Cube3233
3x3x3 Blindfolded1644
3x3x3 Fewest Moves1415
Megaminx910

Personal Bests

He broke his personal best 36 times across 10 events, including 18 singles and 18 averages.

EventTimesSingleAverage
4x4x4 Cube743
6x6x6 Cube734
5x5x5 Cube633
7x7x7 Cube532
3x3x3 One-Handed321
Megaminx312
3x3x3 Blindfolded220
3x3x3 Cube101
2x2x2 Cube101
3x3x3 Fewest Moves101

Improvements of Single

Event≤20162017Improvement
Megaminx1:15.631:00.6514.98 (24.70%)
7x7x7 Cube3:23.802:52.1131.69 (18.41%)
6x6x6 Cube2:00.171:47.4212.75 (11.87%)
4x4x4 Cube24.6322.092.54 (11.50%)
3x3x3 Blindfolded1:39.071:32.566.51 (7.03%)
3x3x3 One-Handed9.839.240.59 (6.39%)
5x5x5 Cube49.4946.862.63 (5.61%)

Improvements of Average

Event≤20162017Improvement
Megaminx1:31.611:06.4725.14 (37.82%)
7x7x7 Cube3:34.773:01.8032.97 (18.14%)
6x6x6 Cube2:10.501:51.4919.01 (17.05%)
4x4x4 Cube28.0025.492.51 (9.85%)
5x5x5 Cube56.7253.792.93 (5.45%)
3x3x3 One-Handed13.0512.520.53 (4.23%)
2x2x2 Cube2.152.120.03 (1.42%)
3x3x3 Fewest Moves27.6727.330.34 (1.24%)
3x3x3 Cube6.836.83-

Cubers

He met 2191 cubers from 69 countries/regions, 333 of whom competed with him more than once.

Shared CompetitionsCompetitors
11858
2191
369
424
56
612
79
86
96
102
116
132
All2191

Regions

He competed in 7 countries/regions.

RegionTimes
Netherlands8
Belgium3
Germany2
India1
China1
France1
United Kingdom1

Cities

In China, he visited 1 city while competing.

CityTimes
Xi'an1