People · South Africa
Abraham Hendrik Petrus van den Berg
Pyraminx · top 26.5% of 129,321 all-time · competing since August 2024 · 2024BERG22
Abraham Hendrik Petrus van den Berg has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 6.84, set at Cubestuff Grand Challenge Cape Town 2025, puts him in the top 26.5% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 200th in South Africa. Across 8 competitions since August 2024, he has put 252 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 19% around a typical one; 99% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 1:01.43 in August 2024 to 23.14, a 62% improvement. Abraham has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 6.84 | 17.56 | top 26.5% | 200 / 946 | |
| Skewb | 8.46 | 12.00 | top 44.7% | 164 / 438 | |
| 2×2 | 5.49 | 7.53 | top 45.2% | 492 / 1,510 | |
| 3×3 | 23.14 | 24.68 | top 48.3% | 698 / 2,164 | |
| 4×4 | 1:34.31 | 1:48.12 | top 66.8% | 254 / 491 | |
| Clock | 22.33 | 25.75 | top 70.9% | 106 / 148 | |
| Megaminx | 3:06.41 | 3:26.37 | top 76.5% | 162 / 266 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 51.52 | 1:01.80 | top 78.1% | 275 / 467 | |
| 5×5 | 4:28.85 | — | early days — 1 solve | 193 / 221 | |
| Square-1 | 2:01.74 | — | early days — 1 solve | 117 / 118 | |
| 7×7 | 17:17.00 | — | early days — 1 solve | 70 / 69 | |
| 6×6 | 12:09.00 | — | early days — 1 solve | 84 / 84 |
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
- 8 Feb 2026Four personal bests in one day at Cubing in the Cape Q1 2026.
- 6 Dec 2025Six personal bests in one day at Cubestuff Grand Challenge Cape Town 2025.
- 26 Apr 2025Three personal bests in one day at CubingZA Nationals 2025.
- 8 Mar 2025First sub-30 3×3: 28.45 at Newcomers Cape Cube-Fest 2025.
- 8 Mar 2025Four personal bests in one day at Newcomers Cape Cube-Fest 2025.
- 21 Sep 2024First sub-60 3×3: 43.09 at Rubik's WCA African Championship 2024.
Competitions
- Cubing in the Cape Q1 2026 · 8 Feb 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Cubestuff Grand Challenge Cape Town 2025 · 6 Dec 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- Cape Cubes Winter 2025 · 2 Aug 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Mother City Cubing Cape Town 2025 · 24 May 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingZA Nationals 2025 · 26 Apr 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Newcomers Cape Cube-Fest 2025 · 8 Mar 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA African Championship 2024 · 21 Sep 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Qualifying in Kirstenhof 2024 · 24 Aug 2024
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.
- Jesse Osburn — met in 62 rounds, finished ahead once
- Daniel Rush — met in 62 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jahziel Dominic Alonzo — met in 56 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 0.84 away.
- A sub-8 Skewb single — 30,246 people have one; it is 0.46 away.
Targets move as he improves.