People · South Africa
Donovan Pretorius
2×2 · top 16.9% of 189,179 all-time · competing since January 2014 · 2014PRET01
Donovan Pretorius has been competing for 13 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.22, set at Johannesburg 2014, puts him in the top 16.9% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 174th in South Africa. Across 6 competitions since January 2014, he has put 154 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 93% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 4 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.72 in January 2014 to 13.88, a 44% improvement. Donovan has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 3.22 | 5.43 | top 16.9% | 174 / 1,525 | |
| 3×3 | 13.88 | 15.13 | top 20.6% | 253 / 2,187 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.80 | 34.52 | top 36.4% | 102 / 473 | |
| 4×4 | 1:15.38 | 1:17.15 | top 52.0% | 186 / 495 | |
| Pyraminx | 21.58 | 28.47 | top 94.6% | 888 / 958 |
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
- 29 Nov 2015First sub-15 3×3: 14.88 at Johannesburg Open 2015.
- 29 Nov 2015Three personal bests in one day at Johannesburg Open 2015.
- 23 Nov 2014First sub-20 3×3: 18.41 at Johannesburg 2014.
- 23 Nov 2014Four personal bests in one day at Johannesburg 2014.
- 11 Jan 2014First competition: South Africa Open 2014. A 27.33 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Rubik's WCA African Championship 2022 · 7 Oct 2022
- Cape Town 2016 · 4 Dec 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Johannesburg Open 2015 · 29 Nov 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Kimberley Open 2015 · 25 Jul 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Johannesburg 2014 · 23 Nov 2014 — 4 personal bests set
- South Africa Open 2014 · 11 Jan 2014 — 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.
- Brendan James Gray — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- Lindsay Hans — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Stephen Cotterrell — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.22 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 1.88 away.
Targets move as he improves.