People · South Africa
Joshua Van Wyk
3×3 · top 1.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since May 2022 · 2022WYKJ02
Joshua Van Wyk has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 6.90, set at CubingZA Cape Cubes Spring 2023, puts him in the top 1.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 12th in South Africa. Until November 2010, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since May 2022, he has put 217 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 64% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 9.71 in May 2022 to 6.90, a 29% improvement. Joshua has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% 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 | 6.90 | 9.04 | top 1.2% | 12 / 2,164 | |
| 2×2 | 2.58 | 4.86 | top 9.7% | 92 / 1,510 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.18 | 24.38 | top 15.5% | 45 / 467 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.55 | 13.53 | top 24.2% | 186 / 946 | |
| 4×4 | 58.84 | 1:02.14 | top 35.2% | 117 / 491 | |
| Skewb | 13.52 | 17.42 | top 72.9% | 286 / 438 |
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
- 30 Sep 2023Five personal bests in one day at CubingZA Cape Cubes Spring 2023.
- 22 Apr 2023Three personal bests in one day at CubingZA Cape Cubes Autumn 2023.
- 29 May 2022First competition: Speedcubes Cape Town 2022. A 9.71 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Mother City Cubing Cape Town 2025 · 24 May 2025
- Puzzles in Pinehurst 2025 · 18 Jan 2025
- Harvest Moon Cape Town 2024 · 27 Apr 2024
- CubingZA Cape Cubes Spring 2023 · 30 Sep 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- CubingZA Cape Cubes Autumn 2023 · 22 Apr 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- CubingZA Cape Cubes Summer 2023 · 28 Jan 2023
- Rubik's WCA African Championship 2022 · 7 Oct 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Speedcubes Cape Town 2022 · 29 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.
- Daniel Rush — met in 46 rounds, never finished ahead
- Maverick Pearson — met in 39 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Jesse Osburn — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 0.90 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.58 away.
Targets move as he improves.