People · South Africa
Carlo van Dyk
2×2 · top 7.2% of 186,767 all-time · competing since January 2023 · 2023DYKC01
Carlo van Dyk has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.32, set at CubingZA Cape Cubes Challenge 2023, puts him in the top 7.2% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 65th in South Africa. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since January 2023, he has put 458 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 58% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 30.65 in January 2023 to 12.41, a 60% improvement. Carlo has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.32 | 5.76 | top 7.2% | 65 / 1,510 | |
| 3×3 | 12.41 | 15.04 | top 15.3% | 172 / 2,164 | |
| Skewb | 6.14 | 8.35 | top 26.8% | 94 / 438 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.10 | 11.69 | top 28.7% | 220 / 946 | |
| Clock | 12.02 | 14.37 | top 35.0% | 47 / 148 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 27.49 | 36.06 | top 40.6% | 116 / 467 | |
| 4×4 | 1:06.29 | 1:14.99 | top 43.2% | 149 / 491 | |
| Megaminx | 2:36.63 | 3:10.88 | top 64.4% | 135 / 266 | |
| 5×5 | 2:41.39 | 2:56.74 | top 71.1% | 131 / 221 | |
| 6×6 | 5:58.06 | — | early days — 3 solves | 77 / 84 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 61 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 47 / 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
- 6 Dec 2025Five personal bests in one day at Cubestuff Grand Challenge Cape Town 2025.
- 2 Aug 2025Four personal bests in one day at Cape Cubes Winter 2025.
- 14 Dec 2024Four personal bests in one day at Cape Cubes Challenge 2024.
- 21 Sep 2024Six personal bests in one day at Rubik's WCA African Championship 2024.
- 24 Aug 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.99 at Qualifying in Kirstenhof 2024.
- 24 Aug 2024Six personal bests in one day at Qualifying in Kirstenhof 2024.
Competitions
- Cubestuff Grand Challenge Cape Town 2025 · 6 Dec 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Cape Cubes Winter 2025 · 2 Aug 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Cape Cubes Challenge 2024 · 14 Dec 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA African Championship 2024 · 21 Sep 2024 — 6 personal bests set
- Qualifying in Kirstenhof 2024 · 24 Aug 2024 — 6 personal bests set
- Eversdal Autumn 2024 · 11 May 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Harvest Moon Cape Town 2024 · 27 Apr 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Mid Summer Madness Cape Town 2024 · 17 Feb 2024 — 1 personal best set
- CubingZA Cape Cubes Challenge 2023 · 9 Dec 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- CubingZA Cape Cubes Autumn 2023 · 22 Apr 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingZA Cape Cubes Summer 2023 · 28 Jan 2023 — 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.
- Daniel Rush — met in 97 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Jahziel Dominic Alonzo — met in 94 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Jesse Osburn — met in 91 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.32 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.41 away.
Targets move as he improves.