People · South Africa
Eben Smith
Pyraminx · top 3.3% of 129,321 all-time · competing since September 2023 · 2023SMIT87
Eben Smith has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 2.91, set at Mid Summer Madness Cape Town 2024, puts him in the top 3.3% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 16th in South Africa. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 2 competitions since September 2023, he has put 42 official solves on the record across four events. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.37 in September 2023 to 19.58, a 16% improvement. Eben has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 2.91 | 8.00 | top 3.3% | 16 / 946 | |
| 3×3 | 19.58 | 23.25 | top 38.7% | 538 / 2,164 | |
| Skewb | 9.41 | 24.45 | top 51.2% | 196 / 438 | |
| 2×2 | 6.13 | 7.31 | top 52.2% | 586 / 1,510 |
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
- 17 Feb 2024First sub-20 3×3: 19.58 at Mid Summer Madness Cape Town 2024.
- 17 Feb 2024Three personal bests in one day at Mid Summer Madness Cape Town 2024.
- 30 Sep 2023First competition: CubingZA Cape Cubes Spring 2023. A 24.57 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Mid Summer Madness Cape Town 2024 · 17 Feb 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- CubingZA Cape Cubes Spring 2023 · 30 Sep 2023 — 2 personal bests 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.
- Brent Boswell — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Tiaan Siepker — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Lucas Campbell de Kock — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,476 people have one; it is 0.91 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 4.58 away.
Targets move as he improves.