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Kai Barbee du Plessis
3×3 · top 36.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2026 · 2026PLES01
Kai Barbee du Plessis has been competing for 5 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 18.84, set at Billund Open 2026, puts him in the top 36.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 20,611th in the United States. Across 2 competitions since April 2026, he has put 30 official solves on the record across four events. His 3×3 best has come down from 30.47 in April 2026 to 18.84, a 38% improvement. Kai has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 18.84 | 23.43 | top 36.6% | 20,611 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 5.32 | 7.49 | top 43.2% | 17,430 / 40,951 | |
| Megaminx | 3:44.21 | — | early days — 2 solves | 6,971 / 7,841 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:31.11 | — | early days — 3 solves | 14,750 / 15,683 |
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
- 20 Jun 2026First sub-30 3×3: 21.08 at Billund Open 2026.
- 20 Jun 2026First sub-20 3×3: 18.84 at Billund Open 2026.
- 12 Apr 2026First competition: Speedcubing Aarhus Generalforsamling 2026. A 30.47 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Billund Open 2026 · 20 Jun 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Speedcubing Aarhus Generalforsamling 2026 · 12 Apr 2026
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.
- Malthe Petersen — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Benjamin Thunbo Jonassen — met in 7 rounds, never finished ahead
- Frederik Perto Pagh — met in 7 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 3.84 away.
- A sub-5 2×2 single — 73,413 people have one; it is 0.32 away.
Targets move as he improves.