People · South Africa
Chris Groenewald
3×3 · top 32.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2015 · 2015GROE01
Chris Groenewald has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 17.31, set at Arnold Classic Africa 2018, puts him in the top 32.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 414th in South Africa. Across 7 competitions since November 2015, he has put 177 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 84% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.72 in November 2015 to 17.31, a 30% improvement. Chris has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% 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 | 17.31 | 18.69 | top 32.0% | 414 / 2,164 | |
| 2×2 | 5.04 | 8.30 | top 39.8% | 422 / 1,510 | |
| 4×4 | 1:08.84 | 1:29.60 | top 45.7% | 158 / 491 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 37.48 | 49.26 | top 61.6% | 176 / 467 | |
| Megaminx | 2:33.48 | 2:55.84 | top 62.9% | 132 / 266 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:58.31 | — | early days — 3 solves | 33 / 53 | |
| 5×5 | 2:36.16 | 2:52.66 | top 68.7% | 125 / 221 | |
| Pyraminx | 12.60 | 18.10 | top 70.8% | 612 / 946 | |
| Skewb | 20.34 | 32.24 | top 90.1% | 373 / 438 |
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
- 17 May 2019Three personal bests in one day at Arnold Classic Africa 2019.
- 18 May 2018Five personal bests in one day at Arnold Classic Africa 2018.
- 19 Jun 2016First sub-20 3×3: 19.55 at Johannesburg Open 2016.
- 29 Nov 2015First competition: Johannesburg Open 2015. A 24.72 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Inni-Horie-Fees 2024 · 5 Oct 2024
- Arnold Classic Africa 2019 · 17 May 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Arnold Classic Africa 2018 · 18 May 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Gauteng Autumn 2018 · 24 Mar 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Johannesburg Open 2016 · 19 Jun 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Big 'n Weird Pretoria 2016 · 13 Feb 2016
- Johannesburg Open 2015 · 29 Nov 2015
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.
- Ruben Grobler — met in 40 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Brendan James Gray — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Shane Swanepoel — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 2.31 away.
- A sub-5 2×2 single — 73,413 people have one; it is 0.04 away.
Targets move as he improves.