People · South Africa

Calum Visagie

2×2 · top 4.1% of 186,767 all-time · competing since April 2018 · 2018VISA02

Calum Visagie has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.89, set at Rubik's WCA African Championship 2024, puts him in the top 4.1% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 38th in South Africa. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 13 competitions since April 2018, he has put 756 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 80% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 41.84 in April 2018 to 8.85, a 79% improvement. Calum has entered 13 competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.

2×2

best event — top 4.1% of 186,767 all-time

1.89

signature single · Rubik's WCA African Championship 2024

756

official solves on the record

12%

solve-to-solve spread · steadier than 80% of the field

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked

Event	PB single	PB average		South Africa
2×2	1.89	3.55	top 4.1%	38 / 1,510
3×3	8.85	11.15	top 4.5%	42 / 2,164
Skewb	3.51	6.27	top 7.8%	28 / 438
3×3 one-handed	15.62	19.48	top 9.4%	26 / 467
Pyraminx	5.22	7.22	top 14.6%	109 / 946
4×4	43.28	49.05	top 16.1%	46 / 491
Square-1	17.55	29.85	top 22.3%	25 / 118
5×5	1:33.78	1:46.99	top 30.5%	46 / 221
3×3 Fewest Moves	38 moves	40.00	early days — 3 solves	22 / 53
Megaminx	2:04.11	2:30.13	top 48.1%	86 / 266
6×6	3:33.98	3:46.98	top 56.3%	38 / 84
7×7	5:52.60	6:24.41	top 65.9%	32 / 69
Clock	46.60	—	early days — 1 solve	141 / 148

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

21 Sep 2024Three personal bests in one day at Rubik's WCA African Championship 2024.
22 Apr 2023Seven personal bests in one day at CubingZA Cape Cubes Autumn 2023.
28 Jan 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.73 at CubingZA Cape Cubes Summer 2023.
28 Jan 2023Four personal bests in one day at CubingZA Cape Cubes Summer 2023.
7 Oct 202213 personal bests in one day at Rubik's WCA African Championship 2022.
17 May 2019First sub-15 3×3: 12.54 at Arnold Classic Africa 2019.

Competitions

Rubik's WCA African Championship 2024 · 21 Sep 2024 — 3 personal bests set
CubingZA Cape Cubes Challenge 2023 · 9 Dec 2023
CubingZA Cape Cubes Spring 2023 · 30 Sep 2023 — 2 personal bests set
CubingZA Cape Cubes Autumn 2023 · 22 Apr 2023 — 7 personal bests set
CubingZA Cape Cubes Summer 2023 · 28 Jan 2023 — 4 personal bests set
Rubik's WCA African Championship 2022 · 7 Oct 2022 — 13 personal bests set
Cape Town Summer 2022 · 6 Mar 2022 — 2 personal bests set
Cape Town Summer 2020 · 14 Mar 2020 — 2 personal bests set
Cape Town Spring 2019 · 20 Oct 2019 — 2 personal bests set
Arnold Classic Africa 2019 · 17 May 2019 — 7 personal bests set
Campus Classic Cape Town 2019 · 28 Apr 2019 — 1 personal best set
Speedcubes Cape Town 2019 · 20 Jan 2019 — 5 personal bests set
Speedcubes Cape Town 2018 · 9 Apr 2018

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.

Maverick Pearson — met in 156 rounds, finished ahead 37 times
Dylan Swarts — met in 156 rounds, finished ahead 30 times
Daniel Rush — met in 121 rounds, finished ahead 26 times

Next targets

A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.89 away.
A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.85 away.

Targets move as he improves.