People · South Africa
Christo Hoffman
Pyraminx · top 29.9% of 129,321 all-time · competing since September 2017 · 2017HOFF07
Christo Hoffman has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 7.25, set at Arnold Classic Africa 2018, puts him in the top 29.9% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 228th in South Africa. Across 3 competitions since September 2017, he has put 84 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 27.61 in September 2017 to 17.74, a 36% improvement. Christo 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 | 7.25 | 11.42 | top 29.9% | 228 / 946 | |
| 3×3 | 17.74 | 28.36 | top 33.3% | 435 / 2,164 | |
| 2×2 | 7.86 | 9.06 | top 66.9% | 797 / 1,510 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:03.04 | 1:31.20 | top 85.6% | 325 / 467 | |
| 4×4 | 3:08.94 | 3:23.52 | top 97.1% | 476 / 491 | |
| Megaminx | 5:50.43 | 6:26.12 | top 98.1% | 253 / 266 |
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
- 18 May 2018First sub-20 3×3: 17.74 at Arnold Classic Africa 2018.
- 18 May 2018Four personal bests in one day at Arnold Classic Africa 2018.
- 10 Sep 2017First competition: Speedcubes Johannesburg 2017. A 30.46 3×3 single to start from.
- 10 Sep 2017First sub-30 3×3: 27.61 at Speedcubes Johannesburg 2017.
Competitions
- Cubestuff Q4 Zwartkop 2025 · 29 Nov 2025
- Arnold Classic Africa 2018 · 18 May 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Speedcubes Johannesburg 2017 · 10 Sep 2017 — 2 personal bests 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.
- Brendan James Gray — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead once
- Jeandre du Preez — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Ruben Grobler — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 1.25 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 2.74 away.
Targets move as he improves.