People · South Africa
Johan Botha
3×3 · top 36.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2024 · 2024BOTH02
Johan Botha has been competing for a year. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 18.80, set at Bold Solvin' Bloemfontein 2025, puts him in the top 36.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 497th in South Africa. Across 3 competitions since November 2024, he has put 84 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 20% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. Johan 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 | 18.80 | 20.72 | top 36.5% | 497 / 2,164 | |
| 2×2 | 6.62 | 8.24 | top 57.1% | 654 / 1,510 | |
| Skewb | 11.05 | 15.44 | top 61.1% | 238 / 438 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 58.16 | 1:12.31 | top 82.9% | 307 / 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
- 23 Nov 2024First competition: Speedcubes Bloemfontein 2024. A 22.38 3×3 single to start from.
- 23 Nov 2024First sub-20 3×3: 19.56 at Speedcubes Bloemfontein 2024.
Competitions
- Cubing Bash Bloemfontein 2026 · 11 Apr 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Bold Solvin' Bloemfontein 2025 · 12 Jul 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Speedcubes Bloemfontein 2024 · 23 Nov 2024 — 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.
- Heinrich de Lange — met in 17 rounds, never finished ahead
- Stephanus Blignaut — met in 17 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jonaldro du Toit — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 3.80 away.
- A sub-6 2×2 single — 95,042 people have one; it is 0.62 away.
Targets move as he improves.