People · South Africa
Jack du Plessis
Pyraminx · top 28.0% of 129,321 all-time · competing since December 2022 · 2022PLES04
Jack du Plessis has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 7.02, set at CubeCo Durban Summer 2022, puts him in the top 28.0% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 215th in South Africa. Across 3 competitions since December 2022, he has put 100 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 27.11 in December 2022 to 17.28, a 36% improvement. Jack 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 7.02 | 10.44 | top 28.0% | 215 / 946 | |
| 2×2 | 4.16 | 5.79 | top 28.5% | 298 / 1,510 | |
| 3×3 | 17.28 | 19.49 | top 31.9% | 410 / 2,164 | |
| Skewb | 8.73 | 15.82 | top 46.6% | 173 / 438 | |
| 4×4 | 1:27.76 | 1:50.17 | top 61.9% | 221 / 491 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 38.12 | 55.36 | top 62.5% | 185 / 467 | |
| 5×5 | 3:17.90 | 3:29.79 | top 83.5% | 155 / 221 |
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 Mar 2025First sub-20 3×3: 18.34 at CubeCo Coastal Cubing KZN 2025.
- 21 Mar 2025Six personal bests in one day at CubeCo Coastal Cubing KZN 2025.
- 1 May 2023Three personal bests in one day at Dolphin Coast Autumn 2023.
- 3 Dec 2022First competition: CubeCo Durban Summer 2022. A 31.16 3×3 single to start from.
- 3 Dec 2022First sub-30 3×3: 27.11 at CubeCo Durban Summer 2022.
Competitions
- CubeCo Coastal Cubing KZN 2025 · 21 Mar 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- Dolphin Coast Autumn 2023 · 1 May 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- CubeCo Durban Summer 2022 · 3 Dec 2022 — 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.
- Christian Swartz — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead once
- Waseem Hoosain — met in 22 rounds, never finished ahead
- Bayden Boesak — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 1.02 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.16 away.
Targets move as he improves.