People · South Africa
Elke van der Walt
3×3 · top 52.2% of 288,433 all-time · competing since November 2014 · 2014WALT04
Elke van der Walt has been competing for 12 years. Her best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 24.77, set at Pops Winter 2015, puts her in the top 52.2% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 803rd in South Africa. Across 2 competitions since November 2014, she has put 32 official solves on the record across four events. Her 3×3 best has come down from 34.03 in November 2014 to 24.77, a 27% improvement. Elke has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 24.77 | 27.68 | top 52.2% | 803 / 2,187 | |
| 2×2 | 9.00 | 18.86 | top 73.5% | 885 / 1,525 | |
| Pyraminx | 22.83 | 33.39 | top 95.6% | 897 / 958 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:35.66 | 2:07.50 | top 95.7% | 417 / 473 |
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 Aug 2015First sub-30 3×3: 26.41 at Pops Winter 2015.
- 29 Aug 2015Three personal bests in one day at Pops Winter 2015.
- 23 Nov 2014First competition: Johannesburg 2014. A 34.03 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Pops Winter 2015 · 29 Aug 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Johannesburg 2014 · 23 Nov 2014
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 her.
- Donovan Hale — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Brendan James Gray — met in 6 rounds, never finished ahead
- Richard Hohls — met in 6 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 115,495 people have one; it is 4.77 away.
- A sub-8 2×2 single — 128,257 people have one; it is 1.00 away.
Targets move as she improves.