People · South Africa
Lonwabo Mvovo
3×3 · top 5.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2015 · 2015MVOV01
Lonwabo Mvovo has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.31, set at CubingZA Cape Cubes Spring 2023, puts him in the top 5.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 53rd in South Africa. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since April 2015, he has put 268 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 54% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.05 in April 2015 to 9.31, a 54% improvement. Lonwabo has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% 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 | 9.31 | 11.68 | top 5.6% | 53 / 2,164 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 15.74 | 19.94 | top 9.6% | 28 / 467 | |
| Megaminx | 59.71 | 1:05.80 | top 9.8% | 15 / 266 | |
| 4×4 | 38.61 | 42.94 | top 10.5% | 30 / 491 | |
| 2×2 | 2.89 | 3.59 | top 13.0% | 129 / 1,510 | |
| 5×5 | 1:17.84 | 1:21.68 | top 17.4% | 23 / 221 | |
| Skewb | 4.96 | 6.38 | top 17.8% | 64 / 438 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.82 | 6.67 | top 18.7% | 140 / 946 | |
| 6×6 | 2:41.26 | 2:42.63 | early days — 3 solves | 20 / 84 | |
| 7×7 | 5:24.25 | 5:28.47 | early days — 3 solves | 27 / 69 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:58.50 | — | early days — 1 solve | 34 / 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
- 30 Sep 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.31 at CubingZA Cape Cubes Spring 2023.
- 30 Sep 2023Four personal bests in one day at CubingZA Cape Cubes Spring 2023.
- 4 Dec 2016Four personal bests in one day at Cape Town 2016.
- 6 Dec 2015First sub-20 3×3: 11.68 at Cape Town Open 2015.
- 6 Dec 2015First sub-15 3×3: 11.68 at Cape Town Open 2015.
- 6 Dec 2015Four personal bests in one day at Cape Town Open 2015.
Competitions
- CubingZA Cape Cubes Challenge 2023 · 9 Dec 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingZA Cape Cubes Spring 2023 · 30 Sep 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Cape Town 2016 · 4 Dec 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Cape Town Open 2016 · 26 Jun 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Cape Town Open 2015 · 6 Dec 2015 — 4 personal bests set
- Cape Town 2015 · 19 Apr 2015 — 1 personal best 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 48 rounds, finished ahead 21 times
- Brent Boswell — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead 37 times
- Lindsay Hans — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead 26 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.31 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 5,987 people have one; it is 0.74 away.
Targets move as he improves.