People · South Africa
Kyle Botes
Pyraminx · top 10.1% of 129,321 all-time · competing since November 2024 · 2024BOTE08
Kyle Botes has been competing for a year. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.48, set at Alexandria Spring 2026, puts him in the top 10.1% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 83rd in South Africa. Across 4 competitions since November 2024, he has put 114 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 48.41 in November 2024 to 18.09, a 63% improvement. Kyle 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 4.48 | 5.76 | top 10.1% | 83 / 946 | |
| 2×2 | 3.72 | 6.55 | top 23.0% | 244 / 1,510 | |
| 3×3 | 18.09 | 20.14 | top 34.4% | 446 / 2,164 | |
| Skewb | 8.35 | 11.21 | top 43.9% | 162 / 438 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 35.50 | 38.56 | top 58.2% | 164 / 467 | |
| 4×4 | 1:32.45 | 1:57.51 | top 65.5% | 248 / 491 | |
| Clock | 21.28 | 25.12 | top 68.3% | 99 / 148 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 75 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 53 / 53 |
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
- 18 Jul 2026Five personal bests in one day at Cubing in the Cape Q3 2026.
- 10 Apr 2026First sub-20 3×3: 19.24 at Alexandria Spring 2026.
- 10 Apr 2026Four personal bests in one day at Alexandria Spring 2026.
- 24 Oct 2025First sub-30 3×3: 27.70 at Alexandria Open 2025.
- 9 Nov 2024First competition: Egypt Fall 2024. A 48.41 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cubing in the Cape Q3 2026 · 18 Jul 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Alexandria Spring 2026 · 10 Apr 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Alexandria Open 2025 · 24 Oct 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Egypt Fall 2024 · 9 Nov 2024
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.
- Andrew Medhat Monir — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Nour Marwan Mostafa — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Yassin Elsayed Abd Elfattah — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.48 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.72 away.
Targets move as he improves.