People · South Africa
Finn Gabriel Pretorius
3×3 · top 28.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since January 2023 · 2023PRET01
Finn Gabriel Pretorius has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 16.29, set at Rubik's WCA African Championship 2024, puts him in the top 28.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 365th in South Africa. Across 3 competitions since January 2023, he has put 50 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 5 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 4 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.85 in January 2023 to 16.29, a 25% improvement. Finn 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 | 16.29 | 19.68 | top 28.7% | 365 / 2,164 | |
| 2×2 | 5.05 | 6.85 | top 40.0% | 423 / 1,510 | |
| Pyraminx | 14.24 | 21.36 | top 78.9% | 696 / 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
- 21 Sep 2024First sub-20 3×3: 17.24 at Rubik's WCA African Championship 2024.
- 28 Jan 2023First competition: CubingZA Cape Cubes Summer 2023. A 22.89 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Rubik's WCA African Championship 2024 · 21 Sep 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingZA Cape Cubes Autumn 2023 · 22 Apr 2023
- CubingZA Cape Cubes Summer 2023 · 28 Jan 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.
- Brent Boswell — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Tristan Boswell — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Juniour Kwashira — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 1.29 away.
- A sub-5 2×2 single — 73,413 people have one; it is 0.05 away.
Targets move as he improves.