People · South Africa
Martin Driescher
2×2 · top 8.5% of 186,767 all-time · competing since March 2024 · 2024DRIE02
Martin Driescher has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.46, set at CubingZA Nationals 2025, puts him in the top 8.5% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 80th in South Africa. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 13 competitions since March 2024, he has put 381 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 52% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 37.03 in March 2024 to 12.68, a 66% improvement. Martin has entered 13 competitions, more competitions than 94% 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 | 2.46 | 5.42 | top 8.5% | 80 / 1,510 | |
| 3×3 | 12.68 | 15.71 | top 16.3% | 189 / 2,164 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.65 | 10.32 | top 17.4% | 129 / 946 | |
| Skewb | 5.21 | 13.59 | top 19.8% | 72 / 438 | |
| 4×4 | 1:02.42 | 1:16.48 | top 39.1% | 132 / 491 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 45.13 | 1:03.74 | top 71.7% | 232 / 467 | |
| 5×5 | 2:47.83 | 3:09.02 | top 73.8% | 134 / 221 |
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 Jun 2025First sub-15 3×3: 14.27 at Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Q2 2025.
- 26 Apr 2025Three personal bests in one day at CubingZA Nationals 2025.
- 31 Aug 2024First sub-20 3×3: 17.20 at Benoni Cubing Comeback 2024.
- 20 Apr 2024First sub-30 3×3: 24.99 at Cubestuff Challenge Q2 2024.
- 15 Mar 2024First competition: Puzzlin' Polokwane 2024. A 37.53 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cubestuff Grand Challenge - The Leonardo 2026 · 20 Jun 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubestuff Centurion Q2 2026 · 11 Apr 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Cubestuff Q4 Zwartkop 2025 · 29 Nov 2025
- Cubestuff Centurion Q3 2025 · 6 Sep 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Q2 2025 · 7 Jun 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingZA Nationals 2025 · 26 Apr 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- CuBeaulieu Craze Comeback 2025 · 29 Mar 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Hotel Q1 2025 · 8 Mar 2025
- Cubestuff Challenge Q4 Menlyn Park 2024 · 23 Nov 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA African Championship 2024 · 21 Sep 2024
- Benoni Cubing Comeback 2024 · 31 Aug 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Cubestuff Challenge Q2 2024 · 20 Apr 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Puzzlin' Polokwane 2024 · 15 Mar 2024 — 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.
- Albert Kruger — met in 73 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Marike Faught — met in 73 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Juandré Jacobs — met in 72 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.46 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.68 away.
Targets move as he improves.