People · South Africa
Khongelani Masumbe
3×3 · top 13.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2022 · 2022MASU01
Khongelani Masumbe has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.88, set at Cubestuff Challenge Q1 2024, puts him in the top 13.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 152nd in South Africa. Across 4 competitions since November 2022, he has put 100 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 9% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 27.61 in November 2022 to 11.88, a 57% improvement. Khongelani has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 | 11.88 | 14.42 | top 13.5% | 152 / 2,164 | |
| 2×2 | 4.18 | 5.17 | top 28.8% | 302 / 1,510 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.41 | 11.18 | top 39.8% | 306 / 946 | |
| 4×4 | 1:08.69 | 1:28.06 | top 45.6% | 157 / 491 | |
| Skewb | 13.32 | 17.23 | top 72.1% | 284 / 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
- 28 Sep 2024Three personal bests in one day at Battersea Autumn 2024.
- 27 Jan 2024First sub-15 3×3: 11.88 at Cubestuff Challenge Q1 2024.
- 11 Feb 2023First sub-20 3×3: 17.17 at Crazy Cubing Centurion 2023.
- 11 Feb 2023Three personal bests in one day at Crazy Cubing Centurion 2023.
- 12 Nov 2022First competition: Just Cube Joburg 2022. A 27.61 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Battersea Autumn 2024 · 28 Sep 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubestuff Challenge Q1 2024 · 27 Jan 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Crazy Cubing Centurion 2023 · 11 Feb 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Just Cube Joburg 2022 · 12 Nov 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.
- Conrad Roets — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Noah Levin — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Ruben Grobler — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.88 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.18 away.
Targets move as he improves.