People · South Africa
Joffie Berkowitz
3×3 · top 55.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2016 · 2016BERK01
Joffie Berkowitz has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 26.33, set at Cubestuff Challenge Q4 Menlyn Park 2024, puts him in the top 55.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 887th in South Africa. Across 7 competitions since November 2016, he has put 40 official solves on the record across one event. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 43.62 in November 2016 to 26.33, a 40% improvement. Joffie has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% 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 | 26.33 | 28.60 | top 55.5% | 887 / 2,164 |
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
- 11 Feb 2023First sub-30 3×3: 27.24 at Crazy Cubing Centurion 2023.
- 27 Nov 2016First competition: Johannesburg 2016. A 43.62 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- CubingZA Nationals 2025 · 26 Apr 2025
- Cubestuff Challenge Q4 Menlyn Park 2024 · 23 Nov 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Cubestuff Challenge Q2 2024 · 20 Apr 2024
- Crazy Cubing Centurion 2023 · 11 Feb 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Arnold Classic Africa 2019 · 17 May 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Speedcubes Johannesburg 2017 · 10 Sep 2017
- Johannesburg 2016 · 27 Nov 2016
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.
- Ruben Grobler — met in 8 rounds, never finished ahead
- Marike Faught — met in 7 rounds, never finished ahead
- Gawie Beukman — met in 6 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-25 3×3 single — 149,621 people have one; it is 1.33 away.
Targets move as he improves.