People · South Africa
Kale Duard van Rensburg
2×2 · top 8.0% of 186,767 all-time · competing since January 2026 · 2026RENS01
Kale Duard van Rensburg has been competing for 7 months. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.40, set at Cubestuff Grand Challenge - The Leonardo 2026, puts him in the top 8.0% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 75th in South Africa. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since January 2026, he has put 77 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 9.24 in January 2026 to 2.40, a 74% improvement. Kale has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.40 | 5.94 | top 8.0% | 75 / 1,510 | |
| Skewb | 5.67 | 13.72 | top 23.2% | 82 / 438 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.31 | 9.86 | top 30.4% | 231 / 946 | |
| 3×3 | 24.52 | 28.39 | top 51.5% | 781 / 2,164 | |
| Megaminx | 3:15.71 | — | early days — 1 solve | 172 / 266 | |
| 4×4 | 2:10.12 | — | early days — 2 solves | 371 / 491 | |
| 5×5 | 4:19.34 | — | early days — 2 solves | 189 / 221 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 20 Jun 2026Three personal bests in one day at Cubestuff Grand Challenge - The Leonardo 2026.
- 17 May 2026First sub-30 3×3: 24.52 at Benoni May Madness 2026.
- 17 May 2026Three personal bests in one day at Benoni May Madness 2026.
- 31 Jan 2026First competition: Cubestuff Centurion Q1 2026. A 31.35 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cubestuff Grand Challenge - The Leonardo 2026 · 20 Jun 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Benoni May Madness 2026 · 17 May 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubestuff Centurion Q1 2026 · 31 Jan 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.
- Marike Faught — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Kagoentle Mokhabela — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead twice
- James Ford — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.40 away.
- A sub-5 Skewb single — 13,285 people have one; it is 0.67 away.
Targets move as he improves.