People · South Africa
Jan-Hendrik Hoogendyk
2×2 · top 3.2% of 189,179 all-time · competing since August 2022 · 2022HOOG04
Jan-Hendrik Hoogendyk has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.71, set at CubingZA National Championship 2023, puts him in the top 3.2% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 29th in South Africa. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since August 2022, he has put 190 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 66% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.80 in August 2022 to 8.96, a 30% improvement. He has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 1.71 | 2.26 | top 3.2% | 29 / 1,525 | |
| 3×3 | 8.96 | 10.12 | top 4.8% | 47 / 2,187 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.92 | 6.81 | top 12.7% | 102 / 958 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.72 | 22.89 | top 14.4% | 38 / 473 | |
| 4×4 | 49.45 | 56.98 | top 24.1% | 71 / 495 | |
| Square-1 | 25.47 | 46.28 | top 40.2% | 43 / 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
- 16 Jun 2023Three personal bests in one day at CubingZA National Championship 2023.
- 11 Feb 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.95 at Crazy Cubing Centurion 2023.
- 11 Feb 2023Three personal bests in one day at Crazy Cubing Centurion 2023.
- 6 Aug 2022First competition: Limpopo 2022. A 13.18 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Puzzlin' Polokwane 2024 · 15 Mar 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Pretoria Spring Afternoon 2023 · 25 Nov 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingZA National Championship 2023 · 16 Jun 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Crazy Cubing Centurion 2023 · 11 Feb 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Limpopo 2022 · 6 Aug 2022 — 2 personal bests 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.
- Osman Badroodin — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Isaac Scheepers — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Shivaan Harichander — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.71 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.96 away.
Targets move as he improves.