People · South Africa
Lindsay Hans
2×2 · top 10.4% of 186,767 all-time · competing since January 2014 · 2014HANS01
Lindsay Hans has been competing for 13 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.65, set at Johannesburg 2014, puts him in the top 10.4% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 103rd in South Africa. Across 14 competitions since January 2014, he has put 550 official solves on the record across 17 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 55% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.25 in January 2014 to 14.68, a 34% improvement. Lindsay has entered 14 competitions, more competitions than 95% 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 | 2.65 | 3.71 | top 10.4% | 103 / 1,510 | |
| 3×3 | 14.68 | 17.46 | top 23.3% | 296 / 2,164 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.27 | 18.06 | top 38.5% | 291 / 946 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 39 moves | 48.00 | top 44.7% | 24 / 53 | |
| Skewb | 9.93 | 18.05 | top 54.5% | 212 / 438 | |
| 4×4 | 1:21.29 | 1:28.16 | top 57.0% | 200 / 491 | |
| Megaminx | 2:27.74 | 2:48.76 | top 60.1% | 122 / 266 | |
| 7×7 | 5:59.41 | — | early days — 3 solves | 33 / 69 | |
| 6×6 | 4:07.36 | 4:34.98 | top 67.9% | 52 / 84 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 4:01.80 | 5:23.73 | top 68.5% | 35 / 53 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 48.96 | 1:00.83 | top 75.8% | 257 / 467 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 2 of 3 cubes · 15:17 | — | early days — 3 solves | 21 / 27 | |
| 5×5 | 3:25.46 | 3:30.94 | top 85.4% | 161 / 221 | |
| Square-1 | 1:15.84 | 1:31.54 | top 91.3% | 108 / 118 | |
| Clock | 43.66 | 1:51.51 | top 95.0% | 138 / 148 | |
| 5×5 blindfolded | 1:08:00.00 | — | early days — 1 solve | 7 / 7 | |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 50:12.00 | — | early days — 1 solve | 15 / 15 |
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
- 7 Oct 2022Three personal bests in one day at Rubik's WCA African Championship 2022.
- 28 Aug 2022Three personal bests in one day at Green School Paarl Open 2022.
- 20 Oct 2019First sub-15 3×3: 14.68 at Cape Town Spring 2019.
- 20 Oct 2019Three personal bests in one day at Cape Town Spring 2019.
- 18 May 2018Four personal bests in one day at Arnold Classic Africa 2018.
- 6 Dec 2015Three personal bests in one day at Cape Town Open 2015.
Competitions
- Cubing in the Cape Q3 2026 · 18 Jul 2026
- Noordhoek Quiet Xmas 2025 · 27 Dec 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA African Championship 2022 · 7 Oct 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Green School Paarl Open 2022 · 28 Aug 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Cape Town Spring 2019 · 20 Oct 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Arnold Classic Africa 2018 · 18 May 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Speedcubes Cape Town 2018 · 9 Apr 2018
- Cape Town 2016 · 4 Dec 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Cape Town Open 2016 · 26 Jun 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Cape Town Open 2015 · 6 Dec 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Cape Town 2015 · 19 Apr 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Cape Town 2014 · 30 Nov 2014 — 4 personal bests set
- Johannesburg 2014 · 23 Nov 2014 — 7 personal bests set
- South Africa Open 2014 · 11 Jan 2014 — 2 personal bests set
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.
- Maverick Pearson — met in 98 rounds, finished ahead 22 times
- Brendan James Gray — met in 58 rounds, finished ahead 20 times
- Brent Boswell — met in 54 rounds, finished ahead 23 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.65 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 2.68 away.
Targets move as he improves.