People · South Africa
Christian van Heerden
Skewb · top 12.6% of 73,281 all-time · competing since May 2022 · 2022HEER03
Christian van Heerden has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 4.24, set at CubingZA Cape Cubes Spring 2023, puts him in the top 12.6% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 43rd in South Africa. Across 5 competitions since May 2022, he has put 142 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His Skewb best has come down from 10.31 in August 2022 to 4.24, a 59% improvement. Christian has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 4.24 | 10.14 | top 12.6% | 43 / 438 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.62 | 11.22 | top 17.2% | 126 / 946 | |
| 3×3 | 22.49 | 26.13 | top 46.7% | 667 / 2,164 | |
| 2×2 | 6.59 | 7.36 | top 56.9% | 647 / 1,510 | |
| 4×4 | 1:36.70 | 1:56.57 | top 68.4% | 260 / 491 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 55.71 | 1:03.09 | top 81.2% | 297 / 467 | |
| Megaminx | 3:35.08 | — | top 84.8% | 189 / 266 | |
| 5×5 | 3:36.75 | — | early days — 2 solves | 167 / 221 |
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, Skewb. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 7 Oct 2022First sub-30 3×3: 28.40 at Rubik's WCA African Championship 2022.
- 7 Oct 2022Four personal bests in one day at Rubik's WCA African Championship 2022.
- 28 Aug 2022Three personal bests in one day at Green School Paarl Open 2022.
- 29 May 2022First competition: Speedcubes Cape Town 2022. A 34.14 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- CubingZA Cape Cubes Spring 2023 · 30 Sep 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingZA Cape Cubes Summer 2023 · 28 Jan 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA African Championship 2022 · 7 Oct 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Green School Paarl Open 2022 · 28 Aug 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Speedcubes Cape Town 2022 · 29 May 2022 — 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.
- Maverick Pearson — met in 33 rounds, never finished ahead
- Daniel Rush — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead once
- Timothy Lawrance — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-4 Skewb single — 7,977 people have one; it is 0.24 away.
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.62 away.
Targets move as he improves.