People · South Africa
Ethan van der Linde
Pyraminx · top 26.2% of 129,321 all-time · competing since August 2025 · 2025LIND12
Ethan van der Linde has been competing for a year. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 6.80, set at Solving in Sedgefield 2025, puts him in the top 26.2% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 198th in South Africa. Across 2 competitions since August 2025, he has put 55 official solves on the record across four events. His 3×3 best has come down from 26.26 in August 2025 to 23.36, an 11% improvement. Ethan has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 6.80 | 10.54 | top 26.2% | 198 / 946 | |
| 2×2 | 5.58 | 7.68 | top 46.3% | 507 / 1,510 | |
| 3×3 | 23.36 | 28.38 | top 48.8% | 718 / 2,164 | |
| 4×4 | 2:16.82 | 2:54.86 | top 88.1% | 384 / 491 |
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
- 1 Nov 2025Four personal bests in one day at Solving in Sedgefield 2025.
- 2 Aug 2025First competition: Cape Cubes Winter 2025. A 26.26 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Solving in Sedgefield 2025 · 1 Nov 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Cape Cubes Winter 2025 · 2 Aug 2025 — 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.
- Daniel David Mizen — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead once
- Daniel Rush — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
- Caspar Switijnk — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 0.80 away.
- A sub-5 2×2 single — 73,413 people have one; it is 0.58 away.
Targets move as he improves.