People · South Africa
Ara van Breda
3×3 · top 47.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since February 2026 · 2026BRED01
Ara van Breda has been competing for 7 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 22.65, set at Eversdal Autumn Cape Town 2026, puts him in the top 47.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 676th in South Africa. Across 2 competitions since February 2026, he has put 30 official solves on the record across two events. His 3×3 best has come down from 27.45 in February 2026 to 22.65, a 17% improvement. Ara has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 22.65 | 25.04 | top 47.1% | 676 / 2,164 | |
| 2×2 | 8.60 | 9.96 | top 71.4% | 855 / 1,510 |
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
- 24 May 2026Three personal bests in one day at Eversdal Autumn Cape Town 2026.
- 8 Feb 2026First competition: Cubing in the Cape Q1 2026. A 27.93 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Eversdal Autumn Cape Town 2026 · 24 May 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubing in the Cape Q1 2026 · 8 Feb 2026 — 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.
- Max Pereira — met in 6 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Jake Hughes — met in 6 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Reghardt Viktor — met in 6 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 2.65 away.
- A sub-8 2×2 single — 126,624 people have one; it is 0.60 away.
Targets move as he improves.