People · South Africa
Ayabonga John Ajayi
3×3 · top 2.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since May 2024 · 2024AJAY02
Ayabonga John Ajayi has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.85, set at Mega Mania Cape Town 2025, puts him in the top 2.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 23rd in South Africa. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since May 2024, he has put 220 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 35,811 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 seven competitions, more competitions than 88% 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 | 7.85 | 9.59 | top 2.5% | 23 / 2,164 | |
| 2×2 | 1.74 | 3.48 | top 3.3% | 29 / 1,510 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 13.02 | 16.93 | top 4.4% | 12 / 467 | |
| 4×4 | 38.89 | 51.51 | top 10.8% | 32 / 491 | |
| Megaminx | 2:22.81 | 2:46.61 | top 57.9% | 112 / 266 |
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
- 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 45 rounds, finished ahead once
- Jesse Osburn — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Jahziel Dominic Alonzo — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.85 away.
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.74 away.
Targets move as he improves.