People · South Africa
Blaise Essop
3×3 · top 47.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2026 · 2026ESSO01
Blaise Essop has been competing for 5 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 22.75, set at Cubestuff Grand Challenge - The Leonardo 2026, puts him in the top 47.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 680th in South Africa. Across 2 competitions since April 2026, he has put 20 official solves on the record across one event. Blaise has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 22.75 | 24.51 | top 47.3% | 680 / 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 line so far
Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 11 Apr 2026First competition: Cubestuff Centurion Q2 2026. A 24.47 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cubestuff Grand Challenge - The Leonardo 2026 · 20 Jun 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubestuff Centurion Q2 2026 · 11 Apr 2026 — 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.
- Jack du Plooy — met in 4 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Nuha Rizan — met in 4 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Ian James Mcleod — met in 4 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 2.75 away.
Targets move as he improves.