People · Malawi
Favour Ngulube
3×3 · top 3.5% of 288,433 all-time · competing since April 2023 · 2023NGUL01
Favour Ngulube has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.37, set at Cubing in the Cape Q1 2026, puts him in the top 3.5% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1st in Malawi. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since April 2023, he has put 383 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 87% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.32 in April 2023 to 8.37, a 42% improvement. Favour has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Malawi | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.37 | 10.68 | top 3.5% | 1 / 4 | |
| 2×2 | 2.37 | 3.50 | top 7.7% | 1 / 2 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 15.23 | 20.78 | top 8.7% | 1 / 1 | |
| 4×4 | 38.48 | 48.15 | top 10.4% | 1 / 2 | |
| Megaminx | 1:10.73 | 1:20.05 | top 16.1% | 1 / 2 | |
| 5×5 | 1:42.58 | 1:52.62 | top 37.3% | 1 / 1 | |
| Skewb | 10.22 | 14.60 | top 56.3% | 1 / 2 |
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
- 8 Feb 2026Four personal bests in one day at Cubing in the Cape Q1 2026.
- 6 Dec 2025Four personal bests in one day at Cubestuff Grand Challenge Cape Town 2025.
- 2 Aug 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.87 at Cape Cubes Winter 2025.
- 2 Aug 2025Four personal bests in one day at Cape Cubes Winter 2025.
- 8 Mar 2025Five personal bests in one day at Newcomers Cape Cube-Fest 2025.
- 17 Feb 2024Three personal bests in one day at Mid Summer Madness Cape Town 2024.
Competitions
- GAN WCA African Championship 2026 · 24 Sep 2026
- Cubing in the Cape Q1 2026 · 8 Feb 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Cubestuff Grand Challenge Cape Town 2025 · 6 Dec 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Cape Cubes Winter 2025 · 2 Aug 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Newcomers Cape Cube-Fest 2025 · 8 Mar 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA African Championship 2024 · 21 Sep 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Harvest Moon Cape Town 2024 · 27 Apr 2024
- Mid Summer Madness Cape Town 2024 · 17 Feb 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- CubingZA Cape Cubes Challenge 2023 · 9 Dec 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- CubingZA Cape Cubes Spring 2023 · 30 Sep 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingZA Cape Cubes Autumn 2023 · 22 Apr 2023 — 2 personal bests 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 Rush — met in 80 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jahziel Dominic Alonzo — met in 77 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
- Jesse Osburn — met in 73 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.37 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.37 away.
Targets move as he improves.