People · South Africa
Jean Watson
3×3 · top 30.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since May 2019 · 2019WATS04
Jean Watson has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 16.71, set at Mimosa Mall Master Cubers 2022, puts him in the top 30.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 385th in South Africa. Across 3 competitions since May 2019, he has put 65 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 8% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 38.07 in May 2019 to 16.71, a 56% improvement. Jean 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 16.71 | 17.73 | top 30.1% | 385 / 2,164 | |
| 2×2 | 4.86 | 5.40 | top 37.5% | 398 / 1,510 | |
| Pyraminx | 13.04 | 17.64 | top 73.1% | 642 / 946 |
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
- 19 Nov 2022First sub-30 3×3: 18.14 at Mimosa Mall Master Cubers 2022.
- 19 Nov 2022First sub-20 3×3: 18.14 at Mimosa Mall Master Cubers 2022.
- 19 Nov 2022Five personal bests in one day at Mimosa Mall Master Cubers 2022.
- 17 May 2019First competition: Arnold Classic Africa 2019. A 38.07 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Bold Solvin' Bloemfontein 2025 · 12 Jul 2025
- Mimosa Mall Master Cubers 2022 · 19 Nov 2022 — 5 personal bests set
- Arnold Classic Africa 2019 · 17 May 2019
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.
- Heinrich de Lange — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
- Neels Bornman — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Stephanus Blignaut — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 1.71 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.86 away.
Targets move as he improves.