People · South Africa
Jaco Momberg
Pyraminx · top 9.9% of 130,891 all-time · competing since April 2018 · 2018MOMB01
Jaco Momberg has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.43, set at Cape Town Summer 2020, puts him in the top 9.9% of the 130,891 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 80th in South Africa. Until September 2006, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since April 2018, he has put 497 official solves on the record across 14 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 67% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 34.40 in April 2018 to 11.75, a 66% improvement. Jaco has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% 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 | 4.43 | 11.71 | top 9.9% | 80 / 958 | |
| 3×3 | 11.75 | 13.51 | top 13.1% | 147 / 2,187 | |
| Skewb | 4.52 | 6.34 | top 14.7% | 63 / 444 | |
| 2×2 | 3.86 | 4.86 | top 24.8% | 266 / 1,525 | |
| 5×5 | 1:41.14 | 1:48.73 | top 36.3% | 55 / 225 | |
| 4×4 | 1:03.76 | 1:13.52 | top 40.5% | 138 / 495 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 27.58 | 32.60 | top 40.9% | 117 / 473 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:27.40 | — | top 42.5% | 18 / 54 | |
| Megaminx | 2:15.55 | 2:35.65 | top 54.2% | 104 / 268 | |
| Square-1 | 35.80 | 49.44 | top 59.7% | 72 / 121 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 44 moves | 51.00 | top 62.6% | 33 / 54 | |
| 6×6 | 4:02.37 | 4:38.15 | top 66.3% | 52 / 87 | |
| 7×7 | 6:00.00 | 6:14.51 | top 67.7% | 35 / 73 | |
| Clock | 1:00.08 | — | early days — 1 solve | 149 / 153 |
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 Sep 2024Three personal bests in one day at Rubik's WCA African Championship 2024.
- 28 Jan 2023Three personal bests in one day at CubingZA Cape Cubes Summer 2023.
- 7 Oct 2022Six personal bests in one day at Rubik's WCA African Championship 2022.
- 14 Mar 2020Ten personal bests in one day at Cape Town Summer 2020.
- 20 Oct 2019First sub-15 3×3: 14.41 at Cape Town Spring 2019.
- 20 Oct 2019Five personal bests in one day at Cape Town Spring 2019.
Competitions
- Cubing in the Bay Port Elizabeth 2024 · 8 Dec 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA African Championship 2024 · 21 Sep 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- CubingZA Cape Cubes Challenge 2023 · 9 Dec 2023
- CubingZA Cape Cubes Summer 2023 · 28 Jan 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA African Championship 2022 · 7 Oct 2022 — 6 personal bests set
- Cape Town Summer 2022 · 6 Mar 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Cape Town Summer 2020 · 14 Mar 2020 — 10 personal bests set
- Cape Town Spring 2019 · 20 Oct 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Campus Classic Cape Town 2019 · 28 Apr 2019
- Speedcubes Cape Town 2019 · 20 Jan 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Speedcubes Cape Town 2018 · 9 Apr 2018 — 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.
- Dylan Swarts — met in 103 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Maverick Pearson — met in 98 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Calum Visagie — met in 93 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 10,050 people have one; it is 0.43 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 1.75 away.
Targets move as he improves.