People · South Africa
Heinrich Hechter
2×2 · top 9.5% of 189,179 all-time · competing since May 2022 · 2022HECH01
Heinrich Hechter has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.55, set at Cubestuff Grand Challenge - The Leonardo 2026, puts him in the top 9.5% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 93rd in South Africa. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 13 competitions since May 2022, he has put 432 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 71% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.95 in January 2024 to 11.80, a 38% improvement. Heinrich has entered 13 competitions, more competitions than 94% 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 | 2.55 | 4.88 | top 9.5% | 93 / 1,525 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.58 | 6.29 | top 10.7% | 86 / 958 | |
| 3×3 | 11.80 | 13.89 | top 13.3% | 151 / 2,187 | |
| Megaminx | 2:01.48 | 2:07.57 | top 46.6% | 86 / 268 | |
| Clock | 14.79 | 19.39 | top 47.1% | 68 / 153 | |
| Skewb | 8.90 | 18.50 | top 47.8% | 183 / 444 | |
| 4×4 | 1:12.93 | 1:17.82 | top 49.8% | 176 / 495 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 32.91 | 39.25 | top 53.3% | 149 / 473 | |
| 5×5 | 2:38.44 | 3:04.48 | top 69.8% | 131 / 225 | |
| Square-1 | 1:17.03 | 1:36.62 | top 91.7% | 112 / 121 |
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
- 24 Sep 2026Four personal bests in one day at GAN WCA African Championship 2026.
- 20 Jun 2026Four personal bests in one day at Cubestuff Grand Challenge - The Leonardo 2026.
- 26 Apr 2025Four personal bests in one day at CubingZA Nationals 2025.
- 29 Mar 2025Three personal bests in one day at CuBeaulieu Craze Comeback 2025.
- 8 Mar 2025First sub-15 3×3: 14.79 at Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Hotel Q1 2025.
- 8 Mar 2025Three personal bests in one day at Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Hotel Q1 2025.
Competitions
- GAN WCA African Championship 2026 · 24 Sep 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Cubestuff Grand Challenge - The Leonardo 2026 · 20 Jun 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Cubestuff Centurion Q1 2026 · 31 Jan 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Merry Twistmas Lynnwood 2025 · 13 Dec 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Menlo Cubing Open 2025 · 27 Sep 2025 — 1 personal best set
- CubingZA Nationals 2025 · 26 Apr 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- CuBeaulieu Craze Comeback 2025 · 29 Mar 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Hotel Q1 2025 · 8 Mar 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubestuff Challenge Q4 Menlyn Park 2024 · 23 Nov 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Q3 2024 · 20 Jul 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubestuff Challenge Q2 2024 · 20 Apr 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubestuff Challenge Q1 2024 · 27 Jan 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Gauteng Autumn 2022 · 15 May 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.
- Marike Faught — met in 93 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Albert Kruger — met in 91 rounds, finished ahead 20 times
- Ian Luies — met in 87 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.55 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 10,050 people have one; it is 0.58 away.
Targets move as he improves.