People · South Africa
Lourens Kruger
2×2 · top 31.4% of 186,767 all-time · competing since August 2015 · 2015KRUG01
Lourens Kruger has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 4.38, set at Johannesburg Open 2016, puts him in the top 31.4% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 327th in South Africa. Across 4 competitions since August 2015, he has put 62 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 5 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.81 in August 2015 to 17.65, a 29% improvement. Lourens 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 4.38 | 6.08 | top 31.4% | 327 / 1,510 | |
| 3×3 | 17.65 | 20.11 | top 33.0% | 430 / 2,164 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 49.94 | 1:06.78 | top 76.7% | 265 / 467 |
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
- 19 Jun 2016Three personal bests in one day at Johannesburg Open 2016.
- 29 Nov 2015First sub-20 3×3: 18.77 at Johannesburg Open 2015.
- 8 Aug 2015First competition: Pretoria Science Week 2015. A 24.81 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Johannesburg Open 2016 · 19 Jun 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Johannesburg Open 2015 · 29 Nov 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Pops Winter 2015 · 29 Aug 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Pretoria Science Week 2015 · 8 Aug 2015
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.
- Zaakir Hagee — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
- Donovan Hale — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Brendan James Gray — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.38 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 2.65 away.
Targets move as he improves.