People · South Africa
Bastien Taylor
2×2 · top 39.6% of 186,767 all-time · competing since February 2026 · 2026TAYL04
Bastien Taylor has been competing for 7 months. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 5.02, set at Cubing in the Cape Q1 2026, puts him in the top 39.6% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 420th in South Africa. Across 1 competition since February 2026, he has put 15 official solves on the record across two events.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 5.02 | 9.79 | top 39.6% | 420 / 1,510 | |
| 3×3 | 28.45 | 32.68 | top 59.7% | 982 / 2,164 |
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 story so far
- 8 Feb 2026First competition: Cubing in the Cape Q1 2026. A 28.45 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cubing in the Cape Q1 2026 · 8 Feb 2026
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.
- Luan van Dyk — met in 4 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Jake Hughes — met in 4 rounds, finished ahead once
- Clément Cherblanc — met in 4 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-5 2×2 single — 73,413 people have one; it is 0.02 away.
- A sub-25 3×3 single — 149,621 people have one; it is 3.45 away.
Targets move as he improves.