People · South Africa
Ayabonga John Ajayi
2×2 · top 1.8% of 189,179 all-time · competing since May 2024 · 2024AJAY02
Ayabonga John Ajayi has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.41, set at Kirstenhof Early Spring 2026, puts him in the top 1.8% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 13th in South Africa. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since May 2024, he has put 300 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 67% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.14 in May 2024 to 7.85, a 35% improvement. Ayabonga 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.41 | 3.48 | top 1.8% | 13 / 1,525 | |
| 3×3 | 7.85 | 9.05 | top 2.6% | 24 / 2,187 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 13.02 | 16.93 | top 4.5% | 14 / 473 | |
| 4×4 | 38.89 | 46.05 | top 10.9% | 33 / 495 | |
| Megaminx | 2:22.81 | 2:46.61 | top 58.0% | 115 / 268 |
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 Mar 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.92 at Newcomers Cape Cube-Fest 2025.
- 8 Mar 2025Three personal bests in one day at Newcomers Cape Cube-Fest 2025.
- 11 May 2024First competition: Eversdal Autumn 2024. A 12.39 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- GAN WCA African Championship 2026 · 24 Sep 2026
- Kirstenhof Early Spring 2026 · 6 Sep 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Cubing in the Cape Q1 2026 · 8 Feb 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubestuff Grand Challenge Cape Town 2025 · 6 Dec 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Cape Cubes Winter 2025 · 2 Aug 2025
- Mother City Cubing Cape Town 2025 · 24 May 2025
- Mega Mania Cape Town 2025 · 6 Apr 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Newcomers Cape Cube-Fest 2025 · 8 Mar 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Eversdal Autumn 2024 · 11 May 2024 — 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.
- Daniel Rush — met in 61 rounds, finished ahead once
- Jesse Osburn — met in 59 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Rohan Rossouw — met in 49 rounds, finished ahead 28 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.41 away.
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,419 people have one; it is 1.85 away.
Targets move as he improves.