People · South Africa
Gerrie van Staden
3×3 · top 17.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2016 · 2016STAD01
Gerrie van Staden has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 13.05, set at Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Q3 2024, puts him in the top 17.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 208th in South Africa. Across 6 competitions since November 2016, he has put 254 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 74% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.25 in November 2016 to 13.05, a 36% improvement. Gerrie has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% 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 | 13.05 | 17.10 | top 17.6% | 208 / 2,164 | |
| 2×2 | 3.52 | 6.45 | top 20.5% | 212 / 1,510 | |
| Skewb | 5.37 | 9.75 | top 21.0% | 75 / 438 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.05 | 11.70 | top 45.3% | 358 / 946 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 33.92 | 39.30 | top 55.3% | 156 / 467 | |
| 4×4 | 1:24.11 | 1:30.82 | top 59.2% | 207 / 491 | |
| 5×5 | 2:26.03 | 2:43.06 | top 64.0% | 119 / 221 | |
| Square-1 | 41.72 | 1:05.54 | top 67.5% | 84 / 118 |
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
- 26 Apr 2025Five personal bests in one day at CubingZA Nationals 2025.
- 20 Jul 2024First sub-15 3×3: 13.05 at Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Q3 2024.
- 20 Jul 2024Seven personal bests in one day at Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Q3 2024.
- 17 May 2019Four personal bests in one day at Arnold Classic Africa 2019.
- 18 May 2018First sub-20 3×3: 18.44 at Arnold Classic Africa 2018.
- 18 May 2018Five personal bests in one day at Arnold Classic Africa 2018.
Competitions
- CubingZA Nationals 2025 · 26 Apr 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Q3 2024 · 20 Jul 2024 — 7 personal bests set
- Arnold Classic Africa 2019 · 17 May 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Arnold Classic Africa 2018 · 18 May 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Gauteng Autumn 2018 · 24 Mar 2018
- Johannesburg 2016 · 27 Nov 2016 — 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.
- Ruben Grobler — met in 54 rounds, never finished ahead
- Marike Faught — met in 44 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Timothy Lawrance — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.05 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.52 away.
Targets move as he improves.