People · South Africa
Chrisjan Dirk Genis
2×2 · top 3.5% of 189,179 all-time · competing since June 2022 · 2022GENI02
Chrisjan Dirk Genis has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.78, set at Rubik's WCA African Championship 2024, puts him in the top 3.5% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 32nd in South Africa. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since June 2022, he has put 207 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 8% around a typical one, steadier than 99% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 29.21 in June 2022 to 10.46, a 64% improvement. Chrisjan has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% 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 | 1.78 | 4.49 | top 3.5% | 32 / 1,525 | |
| 3×3 | 10.46 | 12.07 | top 8.9% | 90 / 2,187 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.38 | 29.57 | top 32.6% | 93 / 473 | |
| 4×4 | 1:01.68 | 1:09.64 | top 38.4% | 130 / 495 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.20 | 12.90 | top 46.6% | 378 / 958 | |
| Skewb | 14.19 | 31.37 | top 75.5% | 302 / 444 |
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.
- 16 Jun 2023First sub-20 3×3: 14.20 at CubingZA National Championship 2023.
- 16 Jun 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.20 at CubingZA National Championship 2023.
- 16 Jun 2023Four personal bests in one day at CubingZA National Championship 2023.
- 6 Aug 2022Three personal bests in one day at Limpopo 2022.
- 3 Jun 2022First competition: Arnold Classic Africa 2022. A 29.21 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Rubik's WCA African Championship 2024 · 21 Sep 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Puzzlin' Polokwane 2024 · 15 Mar 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Cubestuff Challenge Q1 2024 · 27 Jan 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingZA National Championship 2023 · 16 Jun 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Limpopo 2022 · 6 Aug 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Arnold Classic Africa 2022 · 3 Jun 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.
- Joshua Christian Marais — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead once
- Ruben Grobler — met in 27 rounds, never finished ahead
- Osman Badroodin — met in 27 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.78 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.46 away.
Targets move as he improves.