People · South Africa
Alexander Bothma
3×3 · top 31.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2021 · 2021BOTH03
Alexander Bothma has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 17.24, set at Crazy Cubing Centurion 2023, puts him in the top 31.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 407th in South Africa. Across 8 competitions since December 2021, he has put 153 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 54% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. That figure sets aside his 6 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 29.66 in December 2021 to 17.24, a 42% improvement. Alexander 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 17.24 | 21.74 | top 31.8% | 407 / 2,164 | |
| 2×2 | 4.82 | 7.76 | top 37.0% | 392 / 1,510 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.81 | 10.95 | top 43.2% | 342 / 946 | |
| Skewb | 16.03 | 18.75 | top 81.4% | 331 / 438 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:46.46 | — | early days — 1 solve | 425 / 467 |
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
- 7 Oct 2022First sub-20 3×3: 19.40 at Rubik's WCA African Championship 2022.
- 3 Jun 2022Four personal bests in one day at Arnold Classic Africa 2022.
- 4 Dec 2021First competition: Durban Summer Warm-up 2021. A 29.66 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cubestuff Centurion Q3 2025 · 6 Sep 2025
- Cubestuff Challenge Q1 2024 · 27 Jan 2024
- Pretoria Spring Morning 2023 · 25 Nov 2023
- Crazy Cubing Centurion 2023 · 11 Feb 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA African Championship 2022 · 7 Oct 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Arnold Classic Africa 2022 · 3 Jun 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Gauteng Autumn 2022 · 15 May 2022
- Durban Summer Warm-up 2021 · 4 Dec 2021 — 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.
- Marike Faught — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Ruben Grobler — met in 24 rounds, never finished ahead
- Osman Badroodin — met in 24 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 2.24 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.82 away.
Targets move as he improves.