People · South Africa
Joel Kotze
3×3 · top 46.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since March 2022 · 2022KOTZ02
Joel Kotze has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 22.33, set at Speedcubes Cape Town 2022, puts him in the top 46.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 658th in South Africa. Across 2 competitions since March 2022, he has put 35 official solves on the record across four events. His 3×3 best has come down from 31.99 in March 2022 to 22.33, a 30% improvement. Joel has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 22.33 | 32.56 | top 46.3% | 658 / 2,164 | |
| 2×2 | 9.08 | 12.65 | top 73.9% | 884 / 1,510 | |
| Pyraminx | 16.66 | 25.87 | top 86.9% | 790 / 946 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:22.67 | — | early days — 2 solves | 392 / 467 |
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
- 29 May 2022First sub-30 3×3: 22.33 at Speedcubes Cape Town 2022.
- 29 May 2022Three personal bests in one day at Speedcubes Cape Town 2022.
- 6 Mar 2022First competition: Cape Town Summer 2022. A 31.99 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Speedcubes Cape Town 2022 · 29 May 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Cape Town Summer 2022 · 6 Mar 2022
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.
- Stefan van den Berg — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Charlie Cleworth — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead once
- Maverick Pearson — met in 8 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 2.33 away.
- A sub-8 2×2 single — 126,624 people have one; it is 1.08 away.
Targets move as he improves.