People · South Africa
Heinrich Hechter
2×2 · top 9.4% of 186,767 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 9.4% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 91st in South Africa. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 12 competitions since May 2022, he has put 367 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 73% of the 35,811 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 twelve 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 9.4% | 91 / 1,510 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.58 | 7.98 | top 10.7% | 86 / 946 | |
| 3×3 | 11.80 | 13.89 | top 13.2% | 149 / 2,164 | |
| Clock | 14.79 | 19.39 | top 47.1% | 66 / 148 | |
| Skewb | 8.90 | 18.50 | top 47.7% | 177 / 438 | |
| Megaminx | 2:33.12 | 3:07.47 | top 62.7% | 129 / 266 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 38.42 | 41.40 | top 63.0% | 189 / 467 | |
| 4×4 | 1:30.01 | 1:32.04 | top 63.6% | 234 / 491 | |
| 5×5 | 2:48.20 | 3:04.48 | top 73.9% | 135 / 221 | |
| Square-1 | 1:17.03 | — | early days — 3 solves | 109 / 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
- 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.
- 23 Nov 2024Three personal bests in one day at Cubestuff Challenge Q4 Menlyn Park 2024.
Competitions
- 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.
- Ruben Grobler — met in 82 rounds, finished ahead once
- Marike Faught — met in 79 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Albert Kruger — met in 78 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.55 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.58 away.
Targets move as he improves.