People · South Africa
George Guvamatanga
2×2 · top 6.9% of 189,179 all-time · competing since June 2016 · 2016GUVA01
George Guvamatanga has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.28, set at Beginner and Blind Cape Town 2024, puts him in the top 6.9% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 63rd in South Africa. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 14 competitions since June 2016, he has put 480 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 57% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 58.72 in June 2016 to 10.53, an 82% improvement. George has entered 14 competitions, more competitions than 95% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.28 | 5.05 | top 6.9% | 63 / 1,525 | |
| 3×3 | 10.53 | 13.56 | top 9.1% | 95 / 2,187 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.46 | 22.25 | top 13.8% | 35 / 473 | |
| Clock | 8.04 | 9.56 | top 15.3% | 21 / 153 | |
| 4×4 | 51.71 | 55.77 | top 26.9% | 85 / 495 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.03 | 13.54 | top 28.1% | 221 / 958 | |
| Skewb | 7.34 | 13.91 | top 36.4% | 129 / 444 | |
| 5×5 | 1:51.36 | 2:06.76 | top 43.7% | 67 / 225 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:17.75 | — | early days — 2 solves | 24 / 54 | |
| 6×6 | 4:40.18 | — | early days — 2 solves | 66 / 87 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 53 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 43 / 54 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 2 of 3 cubes · 24:49 | — | early days — 1 solve | 23 / 28 |
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
- 17 Feb 2024Four personal bests in one day at Mid Summer Madness Cape Town 2024.
- 12 Aug 2023Three personal bests in one day at Rubik's WCA World Championship 2023.
- 16 Jun 2023Four personal bests in one day at CubingZA National Championship 2023.
- 1 May 2023Four personal bests in one day at Dolphin Coast Autumn 2023.
- 11 Feb 2023Four personal bests in one day at Crazy Cubing Centurion 2023.
- 28 Jan 2023Three personal bests in one day at CubingZA Cape Cubes Summer 2023.
Competitions
- Beginner and Blind Cape Town 2024 · 9 Nov 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA African Championship 2024 · 21 Sep 2024
- Mid Summer Madness Cape Town 2024 · 17 Feb 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA World Championship 2023 · 12 Aug 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- CubingZA National Championship 2023 · 16 Jun 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Dolphin Coast Autumn 2023 · 1 May 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- CubingZA Cape Cubes Autumn 2023 · 22 Apr 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Please Be Quiet Joburg 2023 · 11 Mar 2023
- Crazy Cubing Centurion 2023 · 11 Feb 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- CubingZA Cape Cubes Summer 2023 · 28 Jan 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA African Championship 2022 · 7 Oct 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Speedcubes Cape Town 2022 · 29 May 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Speedcubes Cape Town 2018 · 9 Apr 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Cape Town Open 2016 · 26 Jun 2016
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.
- Maverick Pearson — met in 96 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Daniel Rush — met in 92 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Jesse Osburn — met in 78 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.28 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.53 away.
Targets move as he improves.