People · New Zealand
Corban van Manen
3×3 · top 14.4% of 288,433 all-time · competing since July 2017 · 2017MANE01
Corban van Manen has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 12.14, set at Australian Nationals 2025, puts him in the top 14.4% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 298th in New Zealand. Across 3 competitions since July 2017, he has put 117 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.64 in July 2017 to 12.14, a 27% improvement. Corban 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 | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 12.14 | 13.28 | top 14.4% | 298 / 2,145 | |
| 4×4 | 46.94 | 50.04 | top 20.8% | 151 / 745 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.49 | 27.41 | top 24.6% | 141 / 607 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 34 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 43 / 111 | |
| 5×5 | 1:32.27 | 1:37.02 | top 29.3% | 108 / 364 | |
| 2×2 | 4.25 | 5.14 | top 29.8% | 531 / 1,627 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.82 | 12.10 | top 43.3% | 587 / 1,149 | |
| Skewb | 9.63 | 16.62 | top 52.7% | 378 / 670 | |
| Megaminx | 2:17.95 | — | top 55.4% | 169 / 284 | |
| Square-1 | 42.06 | 1:02.31 | top 67.9% | 189 / 254 |
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
- 2 Oct 2025Seven personal bests in one day at Australian Nationals 2025.
- 8 Dec 2017First sub-15 3×3: 14.70 at New Zealand Nationals 2017.
- 8 Dec 2017Ten personal bests in one day at New Zealand Nationals 2017.
- 23 Jul 2017First competition: SNZ Northern 2017. A 16.64 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Australian Nationals 2025 · 2 Oct 2025 — 7 personal bests set
- New Zealand Nationals 2017 · 8 Dec 2017 — 10 personal bests set
- SNZ Northern 2017 · 23 Jul 2017
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.
- Chris Mills — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Aneurin Hunt — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Lee Stanton-Barnett — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 0.14 away.
- A sub-40 4×4 single — 10,370 people have one; it is 6.94 away.
Targets move as he improves.