People · South Africa
Jonathan Munro
3×3 · top 3.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2015 · 2015MUNR01
Jonathan Munro has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.39, set at Rubik's WCA African Championship 2022, puts him in the top 3.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 31st in South Africa. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since December 2015, he has put 383 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 53% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.15 in December 2015 to 8.39, a 65% improvement. Jonathan has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% 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 | 8.39 | 10.61 | top 3.5% | 31 / 2,164 | |
| 2×2 | 2.07 | 3.48 | top 5.2% | 48 / 1,510 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.63 | 24.37 | top 16.8% | 46 / 467 | |
| 4×4 | 44.56 | 51.77 | top 17.7% | 51 / 491 | |
| 5×5 | 1:22.67 | 1:27.45 | top 21.3% | 32 / 221 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.26 | 12.26 | top 30.0% | 229 / 946 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 50 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 37 / 53 | |
| Skewb | 18.25 | 20.24 | top 86.6% | 357 / 438 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 6:04.35 | — | early days — 1 solve | 47 / 53 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 2 of 3 cubes · 26:12 | — | early days — 1 solve | 24 / 27 |
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
- 7 Oct 2022First sub-10 3×3: 8.83 at Rubik's WCA African Championship 2022.
- 7 Oct 2022Three personal bests in one day at Rubik's WCA African Championship 2022.
- 6 Mar 2022Six personal bests in one day at Cape Town Summer 2022.
- 20 Oct 2019Four personal bests in one day at Cape Town Spring 2019.
- 9 Apr 2018Four personal bests in one day at Speedcubes Cape Town 2018.
- 5 Nov 2017Four personal bests in one day at Speedcubes Cape Town 2017.
Competitions
- Puzzles in Pinehurst 2025 · 18 Jan 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingZA Cape Cubes Summer 2023 · 28 Jan 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Rubik's WCA African Championship 2022 · 7 Oct 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Cape Town Summer 2022 · 6 Mar 2022 — 6 personal bests set
- Cape Town Spring 2019 · 20 Oct 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Speedcubes Cape Town 2018 · 9 Apr 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Speedcubes Cape Town 2017 · 5 Nov 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Cape Town 2016 · 4 Dec 2016 — 6 personal bests set
- Cape Town Open 2016 · 26 Jun 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Cape Town Open 2015 · 6 Dec 2015 — 1 personal best 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.
- Maverick Pearson — met in 61 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- Brent Boswell — met in 57 rounds, finished ahead 41 times
- Dylan Swarts — met in 55 rounds, finished ahead 18 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.39 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.07 away.
Targets move as he improves.