People · South Africa
Abdul Darries
3×3 · top 1.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2016 · 2016DARR02
Abdul Darries has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.37, set at Puzzles in Pinehurst 2025, puts him in the top 1.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 16th in South Africa. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since December 2016, he has put 249 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 59% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.68 in December 2016 to 7.37, a 53% improvement. Abdul has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.37 | 9.09 | top 1.8% | 16 / 2,164 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 14.29 | 16.68 | top 6.7% | 19 / 467 | |
| 2×2 | 4.03 | 5.45 | top 26.9% | 284 / 1,510 | |
| Pyraminx | 12.05 | 13.82 | top 67.5% | 570 / 946 |
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
- 21 Sep 2024Four personal bests in one day at Rubik's WCA African Championship 2024.
- 29 May 2022First sub-10 3×3: 9.23 at Speedcubes Cape Town 2022.
- 5 Nov 2017First sub-15 3×3: 10.59 at Speedcubes Cape Town 2017.
- 4 Dec 2016First competition: Cape Town 2016. A 16.10 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cubing in the Cape Q1 2026 · 8 Feb 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Mega Mania Cape Town 2025 · 6 Apr 2025
- Puzzles in Pinehurst 2025 · 18 Jan 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Rubik's WCA African Championship 2024 · 21 Sep 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- CubingZA Cape Cubes Spring 2023 · 30 Sep 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingZA Cape Cubes Summer 2023 · 28 Jan 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Speedcubes Cape Town 2022 · 29 May 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Speedcubes Cape Town 2019 · 20 Jan 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Speedcubes Cape Town 2018 · 9 Apr 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Speedcubes Cape Town 2017 · 5 Nov 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Cape Town 2016 · 4 Dec 2016 — 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.
- Maverick Pearson — met in 41 rounds, finished ahead 18 times
- Dylan Swarts — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead 26 times
- Brent Boswell — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead 29 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.37 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 one-handed single — 2,187 people have one; it is 2.29 away.
Targets move as he improves.