People · South Africa
Malachi Nolan
2×2 · top 30.5% of 186,767 all-time · competing since October 2022 · 2022NOLA06
Malachi Nolan has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 4.31, set at Cape Cubes Challenge 2024, puts him in the top 30.5% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 315th in South Africa. Across 7 competitions since October 2022, he has put 127 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 8 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 42.74 in April 2023 to 21.00, a 51% improvement. Malachi has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% 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 | 4.31 | 6.43 | top 30.5% | 315 / 1,510 | |
| 3×3 | 21.00 | 26.11 | top 42.7% | 606 / 2,164 | |
| Clock | 18.70 | 21.03 | top 60.9% | 93 / 148 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.28 | 14.21 | top 62.5% | 516 / 946 | |
| Skewb | 14.50 | 21.82 | top 76.6% | 303 / 438 | |
| 4×4 | 1:56.23 | 2:14.33 | top 79.9% | 326 / 491 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:02.10 | 1:05.92 | top 85.1% | 321 / 467 | |
| Megaminx | 3:49.59 | — | early days — 2 solves | 200 / 266 |
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
- 14 Dec 2024Three personal bests in one day at Cape Cubes Challenge 2024.
- 17 Feb 2024First sub-30 3×3: 29.29 at Mid Summer Madness Cape Town 2024.
- 17 Feb 2024Three personal bests in one day at Mid Summer Madness Cape Town 2024.
- 7 Oct 2022First competition: Rubik's WCA African Championship 2022.
Competitions
- Puzzles in Pinehurst 2025 · 18 Jan 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Cape Cubes Challenge 2024 · 14 Dec 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA European Championship 2024 · 25 Jul 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Mid Summer Madness Cape Town 2024 · 17 Feb 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- CubingZA Cape Cubes Autumn 2023 · 22 Apr 2023 — 1 personal best set
- CubingZA Cape Cubes Summer 2023 · 28 Jan 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Rubik's WCA African Championship 2022 · 7 Oct 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.
- Daniel Rush — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead once
- Catherine Rush — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Tristan Ford — met in 25 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.31 away.
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 1.00 away.
Targets move as he improves.