People · South Africa
Bayden Boesak
Pyraminx · top 9.4% of 129,321 all-time · competing since July 2022 · 2022BOES01
Bayden Boesak has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.35, set at Howick Spring 2025, puts him in the top 9.4% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 70th in South Africa. Until September 2006, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since July 2022, he has put 336 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 65% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 40.76 in July 2022 to 11.85, a 71% improvement. Bayden 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 4.35 | 9.26 | top 9.4% | 70 / 946 | |
| 2×2 | 2.85 | 4.81 | top 12.6% | 124 / 1,510 | |
| 3×3 | 11.85 | 13.30 | top 13.4% | 151 / 2,164 | |
| Skewb | 4.99 | 9.11 | top 18.0% | 65 / 438 | |
| 4×4 | 45.23 | 54.34 | top 18.6% | 54 / 491 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.05 | 29.71 | top 34.4% | 99 / 467 | |
| 5×5 | 1:42.24 | 1:56.25 | top 37.1% | 56 / 221 | |
| 7×7 | 4:59.41 | 5:19.88 | early days — 3 solves | 23 / 69 | |
| Clock | 16.35 | 19.25 | top 53.1% | 77 / 148 | |
| Square-1 | 34.16 | 37.37 | top 57.1% | 64 / 118 | |
| Megaminx | 2:24.63 | 2:26.66 | top 58.7% | 115 / 266 | |
| 6×6 | 3:42.32 | 3:51.02 | early days — 3 solves | 41 / 84 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 46 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 33 / 53 |
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
- 4 Oct 2025Three personal bests in one day at Howick Spring 2025.
- 21 Mar 2025Five personal bests in one day at CubeCo Coastal Cubing KZN 2025.
- 8 Jun 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.02 at Durban Winter 2024.
- 8 Jun 2024Eight personal bests in one day at Durban Winter 2024.
- 1 May 2023Three personal bests in one day at Dolphin Coast Autumn 2023.
- 3 Dec 2022First sub-30 3×3: 19.76 at CubeCo Durban Summer 2022.
Competitions
- CubingZA FMC Championship 2025 · 4 Oct 2025
- Howick Spring 2025 · 4 Oct 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- CubeCo Durban Spring 2025 · 27 Sep 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- CubeCo Coastal Cubing KZN 2025 · 21 Mar 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- CubeCo Durban Summer 2024 · 7 Dec 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Durban Winter 2024 · 8 Jun 2024 — 8 personal bests set
- Dolphin Coast Autumn 2023 · 1 May 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- CubeCo Durban Summer 2022 · 3 Dec 2022 — 5 personal bests set
- CubeCo Durban Winter Warmup 2022 · 30 Jul 2022
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.
- Waseem Hoosain — met in 72 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Timothy Lawrance — met in 65 rounds, finished ahead 27 times
- Riaan Subramoney — met in 60 rounds, finished ahead 22 times
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.35 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.85 away.
Targets move as he improves.