People · South Africa
Michael Beukman
3×3 · top 20.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2015 · 2015BEUK02
Michael Beukman has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 13.94, set at Arnold Classic Africa 2018, puts him in the top 20.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 255th in South Africa. Across 4 competitions since November 2015, he has put 92 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.66 in November 2015 to 13.94, a 36% improvement. Michael 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 13.94 | 17.30 | top 20.7% | 255 / 2,164 | |
| 2×2 | 4.66 | 6.95 | top 35.0% | 367 / 1,510 | |
| Pyraminx | 12.38 | 14.06 | top 69.5% | 594 / 946 | |
| 5×5 | 3:10.30 | 3:20.62 | top 81.3% | 153 / 221 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:06.00 | 1:16.36 | top 87.2% | 339 / 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
- 18 May 2018First sub-15 3×3: 13.94 at Arnold Classic Africa 2018.
- 19 Jun 2016First sub-20 3×3: 19.15 at Johannesburg Open 2016.
- 19 Jun 2016Three personal bests in one day at Johannesburg Open 2016.
- 29 Nov 2015First competition: Johannesburg Open 2015. A 24.02 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Gauteng Summer 2019 · 5 Jan 2019
- Arnold Classic Africa 2018 · 18 May 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Johannesburg Open 2016 · 19 Jun 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Johannesburg Open 2015 · 29 Nov 2015 — 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.
- Ruben Grobler — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Brendan James Gray — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Thorne Hamer — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.94 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.66 away.
Targets move as he improves.