People · South Africa
Andre Johannes Goosen
Pyraminx · top 3.5% of 129,321 all-time · competing since December 2021 · 2021GOOS01
Andre Johannes Goosen has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 2.97, set at Rubik's WCA African Championship 2022, puts him in the top 3.5% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 17th in South Africa. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since December 2021, he has put 183 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 18% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.82 in December 2021 to 11.28, a 43% improvement. Andre has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 2.97 | 4.55 | top 3.5% | 17 / 946 | |
| 3×3 | 11.28 | 15.44 | top 11.4% | 126 / 2,164 | |
| Skewb | 5.09 | 8.20 | top 18.8% | 69 / 438 | |
| 4×4 | 50.10 | 1:04.25 | top 24.8% | 77 / 491 | |
| Clock | 11.09 | 12.21 | top 30.6% | 38 / 148 | |
| 2×2 | 4.66 | 5.17 | top 35.0% | 367 / 1,510 | |
| Megaminx | 1:59.80 | 2:21.39 | top 45.5% | 80 / 266 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 30.46 | 33.94 | top 47.7% | 135 / 467 | |
| Square-1 | 37.44 | 50.03 | top 62.0% | 73 / 118 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:52.28 | — | early days — 2 solves | 31 / 53 |
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
- 16 Jun 2023Five personal bests in one day at CubingZA National Championship 2023.
- 1 May 2023Three personal bests in one day at Dolphin Coast Autumn 2023.
- 30 Jul 2022First sub-15 3×3: 13.36 at CubeCo Durban Winter Warmup 2022.
- 30 Jul 2022Three personal bests in one day at CubeCo Durban Winter Warmup 2022.
- 4 Dec 2021First competition: Durban Summer Warm-up 2021. A 19.82 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- CubingZA National Championship 2023 · 16 Jun 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Dolphin Coast Autumn 2023 · 1 May 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA African Championship 2022 · 7 Oct 2022 — 1 personal best set
- CubeCo Durban Winter Warmup 2022 · 30 Jul 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Durban Summer Warm-up 2021 · 4 Dec 2021
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.
- Timothy Lawrance — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead 25 times
- Waseem Hoosain — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Daniel Rush — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,476 people have one; it is 0.97 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.28 away.
Targets move as he improves.