People · South Africa
Josua du Raan
3×3 · top 5.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since June 2022 · 2022RAAN01
Josua du Raan has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.30, set at Cubestuff Q4 Zwartkop 2025, puts him in the top 5.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 52nd in South Africa. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since June 2022, he has put 289 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 72% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.11 in June 2022 to 9.30, a 46% improvement. Josua has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 9.30 | 12.15 | top 5.6% | 52 / 2,164 | |
| 2×2 | 2.34 | 4.62 | top 7.4% | 66 / 1,510 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.38 | 7.15 | top 9.6% | 72 / 946 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.87 | 26.54 | top 22.9% | 62 / 467 | |
| 4×4 | 53.74 | 1:01.06 | top 29.2% | 93 / 491 | |
| Megaminx | 1:36.45 | 1:44.59 | top 32.3% | 50 / 266 | |
| 5×5 | 1:37.58 | 1:46.71 | top 33.5% | 52 / 221 | |
| Clock | 16.31 | 18.19 | top 53.0% | 75 / 148 | |
| Skewb | 9.77 | 13.46 | top 53.5% | 207 / 438 | |
| 6×6 | 3:54.14 | 4:00.28 | top 63.4% | 44 / 84 | |
| Square-1 | 40.16 | 47.51 | top 65.6% | 81 / 118 | |
| 7×7 | 7:38.84 | — | early days — 1 solve | 59 / 69 |
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
- 1 Aug 2026Four personal bests in one day at Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Q3 2026.
- 20 Jun 2026Five personal bests in one day at Cubestuff Grand Challenge - The Leonardo 2026.
- 29 Nov 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.30 at Cubestuff Q4 Zwartkop 2025.
- 29 Nov 2025Six personal bests in one day at Cubestuff Q4 Zwartkop 2025.
- 8 Mar 2025First sub-15 3×3: 12.43 at Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Hotel Q1 2025.
- 8 Mar 2025Nine personal bests in one day at Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Hotel Q1 2025.
Competitions
- Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Q3 2026 · 1 Aug 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Cubestuff Grand Challenge - The Leonardo 2026 · 20 Jun 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Cubestuff Q4 Zwartkop 2025 · 29 Nov 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Hotel Q1 2025 · 8 Mar 2025 — 9 personal bests set
- Arnold Classic Africa 2022 · 3 Jun 2022 — 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.
- Marike Faught — met in 60 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
- Osman Badroodin — met in 57 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Ian Luies — met in 53 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.30 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.34 away.
Targets move as he improves.