People · South Africa
Bjorn van der Nest
3×3 · top 19.9% of 288,433 all-time · competing since June 2023 · 2023NEST03
Bjorn van der Nest has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 13.68, set at Cubestuff Centurion Q1 2026, puts him in the top 19.9% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 242nd in South Africa. Across 8 competitions since June 2023, he has put 197 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one; 93% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. That figure sets aside his 6 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 31.34 in June 2023 to 13.68, a 56% improvement. Bjorn has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% 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 | 13.68 | 18.73 | top 19.9% | 242 / 2,187 | |
| 2×2 | 3.51 | 6.10 | top 20.4% | 213 / 1,525 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.30 | 9.78 | top 38.8% | 300 / 958 | |
| 4×4 | 1:07.43 | 1:22.31 | top 44.4% | 155 / 495 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 36.98 | 43.92 | top 60.8% | 174 / 473 | |
| Square-1 | 1:04.44 | 1:33.71 | top 86.3% | 106 / 121 |
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
- 31 Jan 2026First sub-15 3×3: 13.68 at Cubestuff Centurion Q1 2026.
- 6 Sep 2025Five personal bests in one day at Cubestuff Centurion Q3 2025.
- 26 Apr 2025First sub-20 3×3: 17.98 at CubingZA Nationals 2025.
- 26 Apr 2025Three personal bests in one day at CubingZA Nationals 2025.
- 20 Jul 2024Five personal bests in one day at Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Q3 2024.
- 27 Jan 2024First sub-30 3×3: 25.60 at Cubestuff Challenge Q1 2024.
Competitions
- Cubestuff Centurion Q1 2026 · 31 Jan 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubestuff Q4 Zwartkop 2025 · 29 Nov 2025
- Cubestuff Centurion Q3 2025 · 6 Sep 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- CubingZA Nationals 2025 · 26 Apr 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Q3 2024 · 20 Jul 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Cubestuff Challenge Q1 2024 · 27 Jan 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Pretoria Spring Afternoon 2023 · 25 Nov 2023 — 1 personal best set
- CubingZA National Championship 2023 · 16 Jun 2023
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.
- Osman Badroodin — met in 44 rounds, never finished ahead
- Marike Faught — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Albert Kruger — met in 40 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 1.68 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.51 away.
Targets move as he improves.