People · South Africa
Duan Myburgh
3×3 · top 9.1% of 288,433 all-time · competing since June 2022 · 2022MYBU01
Duan Myburgh has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.52, set at Perth Puzzle Party 2024, puts him in the top 9.1% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 94th in South Africa. Until August 2006, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since June 2022, he has put 330 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 85% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.16 in June 2022 to 10.52, a 45% improvement. Duan has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% 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 | 10.52 | 12.48 | top 9.1% | 94 / 2,187 | |
| 2×2 | 3.40 | 5.08 | top 19.0% | 193 / 1,525 | |
| 4×4 | 49.93 | 52.93 | top 24.7% | 74 / 495 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.72 | 9.68 | top 25.6% | 198 / 958 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.21 | 34.93 | top 29.4% | 84 / 473 | |
| Megaminx | 1:48.79 | 2:02.77 | top 39.8% | 69 / 268 | |
| Skewb | 7.97 | 12.66 | top 41.1% | 154 / 444 | |
| 5×5 | 1:53.82 | 2:00.84 | top 45.4% | 75 / 225 | |
| Square-1 | 1:24.37 | — | early days — 2 solves | 113 / 121 |
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
- 13 Jan 2024Three personal bests in one day at Perth Puzzle Party 2024.
- 16 Jun 2023Six personal bests in one day at CubingZA National Championship 2023.
- 11 Feb 2023First sub-15 3×3: 12.26 at Crazy Cubing Centurion 2023.
- 11 Feb 2023Six personal bests in one day at Crazy Cubing Centurion 2023.
- 3 Jun 2022First competition: Arnold Classic Africa 2022. A 21.40 3×3 single to start from.
- 3 Jun 2022First sub-20 3×3: 19.16 at Arnold Classic Africa 2022.
Competitions
- Move It Midland 2025 · 1 Nov 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Perth Autumn 2025 · 24 May 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Rubik's WCA Oceanic Championship 2024 · 19 Dec 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Move It Midland 2024 · 26 Oct 2024
- Murdoch University Open 2024 · 3 Feb 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Perth Puzzle Party 2024 · 13 Jan 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubing by Quinns Beach 2023 · 16 Dec 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingZA National Championship 2023 · 16 Jun 2023 — 6 personal bests set
- Crazy Cubing Centurion 2023 · 11 Feb 2023 — 6 personal bests set
- Arnold Classic Africa 2022 · 3 Jun 2022 — 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.
- George Pedigo — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead 20 times
- Amy Smith — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead once
- Joel Harrop — met in 40 rounds, finished ahead 26 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.52 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.40 away.
Targets move as he improves.