People · South Africa
Clay Caleb Malgas
3×3 · top 58.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since January 2024 · 2024MALG01
Clay Caleb Malgas has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 28.05, set at Cubestuff Centurion Q1 2026, puts him in the top 58.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 967th in South Africa. Across 4 competitions since January 2024, he has put 35 official solves on the record across two events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 31.54 in January 2024 to 28.05, an 11% improvement. Clay has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 | 28.05 | 32.92 | top 58.9% | 967 / 2,164 | |
| 2×2 | 7.48 | 13.12 | top 64.1% | 748 / 1,510 |
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
- 31 Jan 2026First sub-30 3×3: 28.05 at Cubestuff Centurion Q1 2026.
- 27 Jan 2024First competition: Cubestuff Challenge Q1 2024. A 31.54 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cubestuff Centurion Q1 2026 · 31 Jan 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Q3 2024 · 20 Jul 2024
- Cubestuff Challenge Q2 2024 · 20 Apr 2024
- Cubestuff Challenge Q1 2024 · 27 Jan 2024
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.
- Marike Faught — met in 7 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ruben Grobler — met in 7 rounds, never finished ahead
- Osman Badroodin — met in 7 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-25 3×3 single — 149,621 people have one; it is 3.05 away.
- A sub-6 2×2 single — 95,042 people have one; it is 1.48 away.
Targets move as he improves.