People · South Africa
Elton Ndlovu
3×3 · top 31.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2023 · 2023NDLO01
Elton Ndlovu has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 17.02, set at CubingZA Cape Cubes Challenge 2023, puts him in the top 31.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 396th in South Africa. Across 3 competitions since April 2023, he has put 55 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.55 in April 2023 to 17.02, a 31% improvement. Elton has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% 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 | 17.02 | 24.03 | top 31.0% | 396 / 2,164 | |
| 2×2 | 6.49 | 9.89 | top 55.9% | 636 / 1,510 | |
| Pyraminx | 15.36 | 20.79 | top 83.1% | 746 / 946 |
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
- 9 Dec 2023First sub-20 3×3: 17.02 at CubingZA Cape Cubes Challenge 2023.
- 9 Dec 2023Three personal bests in one day at CubingZA Cape Cubes Challenge 2023.
- 22 Apr 2023First competition: CubingZA Cape Cubes Autumn 2023. A 30.95 3×3 single to start from.
- 22 Apr 2023First sub-30 3×3: 24.55 at CubingZA Cape Cubes Autumn 2023.
Competitions
- CubingZA Cape Cubes Challenge 2023 · 9 Dec 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- CubingZA Cape Cubes Spring 2023 · 30 Sep 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingZA Cape Cubes Autumn 2023 · 22 Apr 2023 — 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.
- Aidan Fahy — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead once
- Maverick Pearson — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
- Dylan Swarts — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 2.02 away.
- A sub-6 2×2 single — 95,042 people have one; it is 0.49 away.
Targets move as he improves.