People · South Africa
Max Pereira
Pyraminx · top 36.6% of 130,891 all-time · competing since December 2025 · 2025PERE59
Max Pereira has been competing for 11 months. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 8.05, set at GAN WCA African Championship 2026, puts him in the top 36.6% of the 130,891 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 283rd in South Africa. Across 5 competitions since December 2025, he has put 144 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 9% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 56.46 in December 2025 to 22.12, a 61% improvement. Max has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 8.05 | 12.47 | top 36.6% | 283 / 958 | |
| 2×2 | 5.11 | 7.99 | top 40.8% | 440 / 1,525 | |
| Skewb | 8.09 | 16.76 | top 42.1% | 155 / 444 | |
| 3×3 | 22.12 | 26.30 | top 45.8% | 664 / 2,187 | |
| 4×4 | 1:35.40 | 1:59.02 | top 67.6% | 261 / 495 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:07.52 | 1:34.19 | top 87.9% | 353 / 473 |
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
- 24 Sep 2026Four personal bests in one day at GAN WCA African Championship 2026.
- 6 Sep 2026Six personal bests in one day at Kirstenhof Early Spring 2026.
- 8 Feb 2026First sub-30 3×3: 29.78 at Cubing in the Cape Q1 2026.
- 6 Dec 2025First competition: Cubestuff Grand Challenge Cape Town 2025. A 56.46 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- GAN WCA African Championship 2026 · 24 Sep 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Kirstenhof Early Spring 2026 · 6 Sep 2026 — 6 personal bests set
- Eversdal Autumn Cape Town 2026 · 24 May 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubing in the Cape Q1 2026 · 8 Feb 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubestuff Grand Challenge Cape Town 2025 · 6 Dec 2025
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.
- Jesse Osburn — met in 31 rounds, never finished ahead
- Daniel Rush — met in 30 rounds, never finished ahead
- André Snyman — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 Pyraminx single — 47,369 people have one; it is 0.05 away.
- A sub-5 2×2 single — 74,472 people have one; it is 0.11 away.
Targets move as he improves.