People · South Africa
Bethanie Botha
3×3 · top 19.4% of 288,433 all-time · competing since March 2020 · 2020BOTH01
Bethanie Botha has been competing for 7 years. Her best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 13.54, set at Beginner & Blind Benoni 2026, puts her in the top 19.4% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 236th in South Africa. Across 9 competitions since March 2020, she has put 223 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, her 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 58% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. Her 3×3 best has come down from 56.86 in March 2020 to 13.54, a 76% improvement. Bethanie 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 13.54 | 15.37 | top 19.4% | 236 / 2,187 | |
| 2×2 | 4.44 | 5.78 | top 32.2% | 343 / 1,525 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.53 | 11.12 | top 32.3% | 253 / 958 | |
| 4×4 | 1:20.15 | 1:29.57 | top 56.1% | 200 / 495 | |
| Megaminx | 2:21.07 | 3:07.43 | top 57.1% | 113 / 268 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 2 of 2 cubes · 15:04 | — | early days — 2 solves | 17 / 28 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 4:07.94 | 4:42.17 | top 69.9% | 36 / 54 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 55.53 | 1:26.60 | top 81.1% | 300 / 473 |
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
- 29 Mar 2026First sub-15 3×3: 13.54 at Beginner & Blind Benoni 2026.
- 7 Jun 2025Three personal bests in one day at Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Q2 2025.
- 17 May 2025Three personal bests in one day at Beginner & Blind Johannesburg 2025.
- 26 Apr 2025Three personal bests in one day at CubingZA Nationals 2025.
- 8 Mar 2025First sub-30 3×3: 18.44 at Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Hotel Q1 2025.
- 8 Mar 2025First sub-20 3×3: 18.44 at Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Hotel Q1 2025.
Competitions
- Beginner & Blind Benoni 2026 · 29 Mar 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Menlo Cubing Open 2025 · 27 Sep 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Cubestuff Centurion Q3 2025 · 6 Sep 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Q2 2025 · 7 Jun 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Beginner & Blind Johannesburg 2025 · 17 May 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- CubingZA Nationals 2025 · 26 Apr 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- CuBeaulieu Craze Comeback 2025 · 29 Mar 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Hotel Q1 2025 · 8 Mar 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Cape Town Summer 2020 · 14 Mar 2020
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 her.
- Marike Faught — met in 48 rounds, finished ahead once
- Christiaan Botha — met in 46 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Juandré Jacobs — met in 41 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 1.54 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 50,215 people have one; it is 0.44 away.
Targets move as she improves.