People · South Africa
Juan Erasmus
Clock · top 5.1% of 32,048 all-time · competing since September 2022 · 2022ERAS02
Juan Erasmus has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Clock: a personal-best single of 5.26, set at CubingZA Nationals 2025, puts him in the top 5.1% of the 32,048 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 5th in South Africa. Until February 2015, no official Clock solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since September 2022, he has put 399 official solves on the record across 14 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 9% around a typical one, steadier than 99% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.31 in September 2022 to 10.57, a 45% improvement. Juan 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clock | 5.26 | 6.28 | top 5.1% | 5 / 148 | |
| 2×2 | 2.07 | 4.09 | top 5.2% | 48 / 1,510 | |
| 3×3 | 10.57 | 11.56 | top 9.2% | 96 / 2,164 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.38 | 6.95 | top 9.6% | 72 / 946 | |
| 4×4 | 43.56 | 48.21 | top 16.5% | 47 / 491 | |
| Skewb | 5.17 | 7.21 | top 19.5% | 71 / 438 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.09 | 26.30 | top 26.3% | 76 / 467 | |
| Megaminx | 1:34.37 | 1:42.83 | top 31.0% | 48 / 266 | |
| 5×5 | 1:52.01 | 2:03.48 | top 44.0% | 68 / 221 | |
| Square-1 | 29.62 | 39.38 | top 48.7% | 54 / 118 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 49 moves | 58.67 | early days — 3 solves | 36 / 53 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 5:00.47 | — | top 79.6% | 42 / 53 | |
| 6×6 | 5:26.74 | 5:53.69 | early days — 3 solves | 74 / 84 | |
| 7×7 | 11:49.00 | — | early days — 1 solve | 69 / 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
- 26 Apr 2025Six personal bests in one day at CubingZA Nationals 2025.
- 21 Sep 2024Eight personal bests in one day at Rubik's WCA African Championship 2024.
- 20 Apr 2024Four personal bests in one day at Cubestuff Challenge Q2 2024.
- 27 Jan 2024Eight personal bests in one day at Cubestuff Challenge Q1 2024.
- 25 Nov 2023Four personal bests in one day at Pretoria Spring Morning 2023.
- 16 Jun 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.83 at CubingZA National Championship 2023.
Competitions
- CubingZA Nationals 2025 · 26 Apr 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- Cubestuff Challenge Q4 Menlyn Park 2024 · 23 Nov 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Rubik's WCA African Championship 2024 · 21 Sep 2024 — 8 personal bests set
- Cubestuff Challenge Q2 2024 · 20 Apr 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Cubestuff Challenge Q1 2024 · 27 Jan 2024 — 8 personal bests set
- Pretoria Spring Morning 2023 · 25 Nov 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- CubingZA National Championship 2023 · 16 Jun 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Inni-Horie-Fees Speedcubing 2022 · 24 Sep 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.
- Ruben Grobler — met in 87 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Marike Faught — met in 86 rounds, finished ahead 26 times
- Ian Luies — met in 80 rounds, finished ahead 26 times
Next targets
- A sub-5 Clock single — 1,421 people have one; it is 0.26 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.07 away.
Targets move as he improves.