People · South Africa
Erin Seth Padachie
3×3 · top 14.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since May 2023 · 2023PADA01
Erin Seth Padachie has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 12.03, set at CubeCo Coastal Cubing KZN 2025, puts him in the top 14.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 157th in South Africa. Across 5 competitions since May 2023, he has put 143 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 79% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. That figure sets aside his 9 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.63 in May 2023 to 12.03, a 51% improvement. Erin has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 12.03 | 15.77 | top 14.0% | 157 / 2,164 | |
| 2×2 | 3.28 | 6.05 | top 17.5% | 178 / 1,510 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.57 | 11.41 | top 24.4% | 188 / 946 | |
| Skewb | 8.77 | 14.99 | top 46.9% | 174 / 438 | |
| 4×4 | 1:22.20 | 1:30.82 | top 57.7% | 201 / 491 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 40.40 | 48.96 | top 65.8% | 203 / 467 |
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
- 26 Apr 2025Four personal bests in one day at CubingZA Nationals 2025.
- 21 Mar 2025First sub-15 3×3: 12.03 at CubeCo Coastal Cubing KZN 2025.
- 21 Mar 2025Five personal bests in one day at CubeCo Coastal Cubing KZN 2025.
- 8 Jun 2024First sub-20 3×3: 18.56 at Durban Winter 2024.
- 8 Jun 2024Four personal bests in one day at Durban Winter 2024.
- 1 May 2023First competition: Dolphin Coast Autumn 2023. A 24.63 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- CubingZA Nationals 2025 · 26 Apr 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- CubeCo Coastal Cubing KZN 2025 · 21 Mar 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- CubeCo Durban Summer 2024 · 7 Dec 2024
- Durban Winter 2024 · 8 Jun 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Dolphin Coast Autumn 2023 · 1 May 2023
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.
- Christian Swartz — met in 35 rounds, never finished ahead
- Grant Robert King — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Elsabé Erasmus — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.03 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.28 away.
Targets move as he improves.