People · South Africa
Douglas Ford
2×2 · top 65.0% of 186,767 all-time · competing since November 2024 · 2024FORD07
Douglas Ford has been competing for a year. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 7.60, set at Puzzles in Pinehurst 2025, puts him in the top 65.0% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 765th in South Africa. Across 4 competitions since November 2024, he has put 32 official solves on the record across three events. His 3×3 best has come down from 1:09.36 in November 2024 to 45.05, a 35% improvement. Douglas 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 7.60 | 16.82 | top 65.0% | 765 / 1,510 | |
| 3×3 | 45.05 | 56.57 | top 82.1% | 1,594 / 2,164 | |
| Clock | 41.36 | 1:06.40 | top 93.9% | 137 / 148 |
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 Jan 2025First sub-60 3×3: 55.12 at Puzzles in Pinehurst 2025.
- 18 Jan 2025Three personal bests in one day at Puzzles in Pinehurst 2025.
- 9 Nov 2024First competition: Beginner and Blind Cape Town 2024. A 1:09.36 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Noordhoek Aeroplane Mode 2025 · 26 Jan 2025
- Puzzles in Pinehurst 2025 · 18 Jan 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Cape Cubes Challenge 2024 · 14 Dec 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Beginner and Blind Cape Town 2024 · 9 Nov 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.
- Catherine Rush — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead once
- Daniel Rush — met in 7 rounds, never finished ahead
- Tristan Ford — met in 7 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-6 2×2 single — 95,042 people have one; it is 1.60 away.
- A sub-40 3×3 single — 218,634 people have one; it is 5.05 away.
Targets move as he improves.