People · South Africa
Andreas de Lange
Square-1 · top 3.9% of 25,662 all-time · competing since May 2018 · 2018LANG07
Andreas de Lange has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the Square-1: a personal-best single of 8.61, set at Rubik's WCA African Championship 2022, puts him in the top 3.9% of the 25,662 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3rd in South Africa. Until November 2013, no official Square-1 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since May 2018, he has put 377 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 75% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 29.96 in May 2018 to 9.20, a 69% improvement. Andreas has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Square-1 | 8.61 | 13.82 | top 3.9% | 3 / 121 | |
| 2×2 | 1.90 | 3.37 | top 4.2% | 40 / 1,525 | |
| 3×3 | 9.20 | 11.45 | top 5.4% | 52 / 2,187 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.83 | 8.25 | top 18.8% | 142 / 958 | |
| 4×4 | 45.43 | 50.76 | top 18.9% | 56 / 495 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.71 | 22.05 | top 19.8% | 57 / 473 | |
| Skewb | 5.57 | 8.25 | top 22.6% | 84 / 444 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 35 moves | — | top 30.1% | 18 / 54 | |
| 5×5 | 1:48.35 | 1:53.67 | top 41.6% | 64 / 225 | |
| Megaminx | 2:05.27 | 2:20.02 | top 48.9% | 91 / 268 | |
| Clock | 16.41 | 18.94 | top 53.4% | 80 / 153 | |
| 6×6 | 4:26.17 | 4:32.58 | top 73.6% | 59 / 87 |
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
- 11 Feb 2023Three personal bests in one day at Crazy Cubing Centurion 2023.
- 7 Oct 2022First sub-10 3×3: 9.75 at Rubik's WCA African Championship 2022.
- 7 Oct 2022Eight personal bests in one day at Rubik's WCA African Championship 2022.
- 3 Jun 2022Three personal bests in one day at Arnold Classic Africa 2022.
- 15 May 2022First sub-20 3×3: 13.13 at Gauteng Autumn 2022.
- 15 May 2022First sub-15 3×3: 13.13 at Gauteng Autumn 2022.
Competitions
- Cubestuff Challenge Q1 2024 · 27 Jan 2024
- CubingZA National Championship 2023 · 16 Jun 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Crazy Cubing Centurion 2023 · 11 Feb 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Just Cube Joburg 2022 · 12 Nov 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Rubik's WCA African Championship 2022 · 7 Oct 2022 — 8 personal bests set
- Arnold Classic Africa 2022 · 3 Jun 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Gauteng Autumn 2022 · 15 May 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Gauteng Summer 2019 · 5 Jan 2019
- Arnold Classic Africa 2018 · 18 May 2018
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.
- Ruben Grobler — met in 81 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Osman Badroodin — met in 78 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Shivaan Harichander — met in 69 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 Square-1 single — 781 people have one; it is 0.61 away.
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.90 away.
Targets move as he improves.