People · South Africa
Darrien Steyn
3×3 · top 44.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2017 · 2017STEY02
Darrien Steyn has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 21.60, set at Inni-Horie-Fees Speedcubing 2022, puts him in the top 44.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 632nd in South Africa. Across 4 competitions since July 2017, he has put 102 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 42.71 in July 2017 to 21.60, a 49% improvement. Darrien 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 | 21.60 | 29.63 | top 44.4% | 632 / 2,164 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.00 | 15.84 | top 44.8% | 354 / 946 | |
| 2×2 | 5.69 | 8.23 | top 47.5% | 524 / 1,510 | |
| Skewb | 13.03 | 15.23 | top 70.8% | 277 / 438 | |
| 4×4 | 1:50.11 | 2:25.41 | top 76.7% | 309 / 491 | |
| Megaminx | 3:35.58 | 3:43.12 | top 84.9% | 190 / 266 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:15.72 | 1:49.96 | top 91.1% | 377 / 467 |
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
- 24 Sep 2022Three personal bests in one day at Inni-Horie-Fees Speedcubing 2022.
- 18 May 2018Four personal bests in one day at Arnold Classic Africa 2018.
- 10 Sep 2017First sub-30 3×3: 26.95 at Speedcubes Johannesburg 2017.
- 10 Sep 2017Three personal bests in one day at Speedcubes Johannesburg 2017.
- 8 Jul 2017First competition: Gauteng Winter 2017. A 42.71 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Inni-Horie-Fees Speedcubing 2022 · 24 Sep 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Arnold Classic Africa 2018 · 18 May 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Speedcubes Johannesburg 2017 · 10 Sep 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Gauteng Winter 2017 · 8 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.
- Ruben Grobler — met in 21 rounds, never finished ahead
- Taariq Hassim — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Brendan James Gray — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 1.60 away.
- A sub-8 Pyraminx single — 46,752 people have one; it is 1.00 away.
Targets move as he improves.