People · South Africa
Markus Visagie
Skewb · top 4.9% of 73,281 all-time · competing since March 2022 · 2022VISA01
Markus Visagie has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 2.99, set at Bold Solvin' Bloemfontein 2025, puts him in the top 4.9% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 20th in South Africa. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since March 2022, he has put 430 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 79% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.04 in March 2022 to 9.55, a 13% improvement. Markus has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 2.99 | 6.88 | top 4.9% | 20 / 438 | |
| 3×3 | 9.55 | 11.24 | top 6.2% | 61 / 2,164 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.73 | 7.31 | top 11.6% | 94 / 946 | |
| 2×2 | 2.84 | 4.14 | top 12.4% | 121 / 1,510 | |
| 4×4 | 41.87 | 48.60 | top 14.3% | 38 / 491 | |
| Megaminx | 1:14.01 | 1:28.78 | top 18.0% | 27 / 266 | |
| 5×5 | 1:20.94 | 1:24.24 | top 19.9% | 30 / 221 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.07 | 23.28 | top 20.7% | 57 / 467 | |
| 6×6 | 2:31.52 | 2:36.85 | top 26.4% | 17 / 84 | |
| 7×7 | 4:14.59 | 4:27.93 | top 35.9% | 18 / 69 | |
| Square-1 | 27.72 | 30.49 | top 45.0% | 51 / 118 | |
| Clock | 14.45 | 15.37 | top 45.7% | 62 / 148 |
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
- 26 Apr 2025Eight personal bests in one day at CubingZA Nationals 2025.
- 8 Mar 2025Six personal bests in one day at Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Hotel Q1 2025.
- 5 Oct 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.55 at Inni-Horie-Fees 2024.
- 5 Oct 2024Three personal bests in one day at Inni-Horie-Fees 2024.
- 16 Jun 2023Four personal bests in one day at CubingZA National Championship 2023.
- 1 May 2023Three personal bests in one day at Dolphin Coast Autumn 2023.
Competitions
- Bold Solvin' Bloemfontein 2025 · 12 Jul 2025 — 1 personal best set
- CubingZA Nationals 2025 · 26 Apr 2025 — 8 personal bests set
- Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Hotel Q1 2025 · 8 Mar 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- Inni-Horie-Fees 2024 · 5 Oct 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubestuff Challenge Q1 2024 · 27 Jan 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Pretoria Spring Morning 2023 · 25 Nov 2023
- CubingZA National Championship 2023 · 16 Jun 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Dolphin Coast Autumn 2023 · 1 May 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Arnold Classic Africa 2022 · 3 Jun 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Gauteng Autumn 2022 · 15 May 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Cape Town Summer 2022 · 6 Mar 2022 — 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.
- Osman Badroodin — met in 66 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Ruben Grobler — met in 66 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Ian Luies — met in 58 rounds, finished ahead 31 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Skewb single — 1,013 people have one; it is 0.99 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.55 away.
Targets move as he improves.