People · South Africa
Carlu van der Merwe
Pyraminx · top 27.2% of 130,891 all-time · competing since March 2022 · 2022MERW01
Carlu van der Merwe has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 6.91, set at Rubik's WCA African Championship 2022, puts him in the top 27.2% of the 130,891 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 212th in South Africa. Across 3 competitions since March 2022, he has put 62 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 45.82 in March 2022 to 19.50, a 57% improvement. Carlu has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 6.91 | 9.76 | top 27.2% | 212 / 958 | |
| 2×2 | 4.71 | 6.01 | top 35.7% | 383 / 1,525 | |
| 3×3 | 19.50 | 23.20 | top 38.6% | 542 / 2,187 |
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
- 7 Oct 2022First sub-20 3×3: 19.96 at Rubik's WCA African Championship 2022.
- 7 Oct 2022Four personal bests in one day at Rubik's WCA African Championship 2022.
- 29 May 2022First sub-30 3×3: 25.57 at Speedcubes Cape Town 2022.
- 29 May 2022Four personal bests in one day at Speedcubes Cape Town 2022.
- 6 Mar 2022First competition: Cape Town Summer 2022. A 45.82 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Rubik's WCA African Championship 2022 · 7 Oct 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Speedcubes Cape Town 2022 · 29 May 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Cape Town Summer 2022 · 6 Mar 2022
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.
- Travis Hutton — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Samuel Collett — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Maverick Pearson — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 26,233 people have one; it is 0.91 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 50,215 people have one; it is 0.71 away.
Targets move as he improves.