People · South Africa
Janu van Jaarsveldt
2×2 · top 26.8% of 189,179 all-time · competing since November 2023 · 2023JAAR02
Janu van Jaarsveldt has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 4.02, set at Zambia Cubing Open 2025, puts him in the top 26.8% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 287th in South Africa. Across 3 competitions since November 2023, he has put 83 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 8% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. Janu 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 4.02 | 6.12 | top 26.8% | 287 / 1,525 | |
| 3×3 | 18.81 | 23.71 | top 36.6% | 507 / 2,187 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.31 | 16.36 | top 47.5% | 382 / 958 | |
| Skewb | 10.12 | 19.89 | top 55.7% | 223 / 444 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 38.91 | 41.58 | top 63.8% | 193 / 473 | |
| 4×4 | 1:42.92 | 1:48.85 | top 72.6% | 291 / 495 |
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
- 25 Nov 2023First competition: Mimosa Mall Master Cubers 2023. A 22.58 3×3 single to start from.
- 25 Nov 2023First sub-20 3×3: 18.81 at Mimosa Mall Master Cubers 2023.
Competitions
- Zigzag Zambia Cubing 2026 · 3 Jan 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Zambia Cubing Open 2025 · 5 Jul 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Mimosa Mall Master Cubers 2023 · 25 Nov 2023 — 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.
- Maverick Pearson — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
- Faith Smith — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
- Mwikisa Sikwibele — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
Next targets
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 50,215 people have one; it is 0.02 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 70,740 people have one; it is 3.81 away.
Targets move as he improves.