People · South Africa
Etienne Louw
3×3 · top 22.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2022 · 2022LOUW05
Etienne Louw has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 14.31, set at CubingZA Cape Cubes Spring 2023, puts him in the top 22.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 275th in South Africa. Across 4 competitions since August 2022, he has put 51 official solves on the record across two events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.52 in August 2022 to 14.31, a 34% improvement. Etienne has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 | 14.31 | 16.44 | top 22.1% | 275 / 2,164 | |
| 2×2 | 6.31 | 7.01 | top 54.1% | 612 / 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
- 7 Oct 2022First sub-20 3×3: 18.86 at Rubik's WCA African Championship 2022.
- 7 Oct 2022First sub-15 3×3: 14.99 at Rubik's WCA African Championship 2022.
- 28 Aug 2022First competition: Green School Paarl Open 2022. A 21.52 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- CubingZA Cape Cubes Spring 2023 · 30 Sep 2023 — 1 personal best set
- CubingZA Cape Cubes Summer 2023 · 28 Jan 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Rubik's WCA African Championship 2022 · 7 Oct 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Green School Paarl Open 2022 · 28 Aug 2022
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.
- Tristan Ford — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Maverick Pearson — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
- Daniel Rush — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 2.31 away.
- A sub-6 2×2 single — 95,042 people have one; it is 0.31 away.
Targets move as he improves.