People · South Africa
Jonathan Marais
3×3 · top 19.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since May 2022 · 2022MARA04
Jonathan Marais has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 13.49, set at Puzzlin' Polokwane 2024, puts him in the top 19.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 231st in South Africa. Across 6 competitions since May 2022, he has put 163 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one; 91% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 27.68 in May 2022 to 13.49, a 51% improvement. Jonathan has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% 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 | 13.49 | 19.38 | top 19.2% | 231 / 2,164 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.05 | 15.42 | top 20.4% | 158 / 946 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.83 | 34.53 | top 25.5% | 72 / 467 | |
| 2×2 | 4.61 | 7.33 | top 34.4% | 363 / 1,510 | |
| Skewb | 7.46 | 9.91 | top 37.2% | 131 / 438 | |
| 4×4 | 1:31.16 | 1:33.45 | top 64.4% | 241 / 491 | |
| Megaminx | 5:48.54 | — | early days — 2 solves | 251 / 266 |
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
- 15 Mar 2024First sub-15 3×3: 13.49 at Puzzlin' Polokwane 2024.
- 15 Mar 2024Seven personal bests in one day at Puzzlin' Polokwane 2024.
- 6 Aug 2022First sub-20 3×3: 19.06 at Limpopo 2022.
- 6 Aug 2022Four personal bests in one day at Limpopo 2022.
- 3 Jun 2022Four personal bests in one day at Arnold Classic Africa 2022.
- 15 May 2022First competition: Gauteng Autumn 2022. A 27.68 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cubestuff Challenge Q2 2024 · 20 Apr 2024
- Puzzlin' Polokwane 2024 · 15 Mar 2024 — 7 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA African Championship 2022 · 7 Oct 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Limpopo 2022 · 6 Aug 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Arnold Classic Africa 2022 · 3 Jun 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Gauteng Autumn 2022 · 15 May 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.
- Joshua Christian Marais — met in 37 rounds, never finished ahead
- Marike Faught — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Ruben Grobler — met in 21 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.49 away.
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 0.05 away.
Targets move as he improves.