People · South Africa
Michael Swanepoel
3×3 · top 63.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2014 · 2014SWAN01
Michael Swanepoel has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 30.68, set at Johannesburg Open 2016, puts him in the top 63.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,077th in South Africa. Across 4 competitions since November 2014, he has put 40 official solves on the record across two events. His 3×3 best has come down from 1:24.80 in November 2014 to 30.68, a 64% 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 | 30.68 | 34.23 | top 63.7% | 1,077 / 2,164 | |
| 2×2 | 7.81 | 9.06 | top 66.5% | 792 / 1,510 |
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
- 29 Nov 2015First sub-60 3×3: 36.97 at Johannesburg Open 2015.
- 23 Nov 2014First competition: Johannesburg 2014. A 1:24.80 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Johannesburg 2016 · 27 Nov 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Johannesburg Open 2016 · 19 Jun 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Johannesburg Open 2015 · 29 Nov 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Johannesburg 2014 · 23 Nov 2014
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.
- Jaméan Groenewald — met in 8 rounds, never finished ahead
- Quinton Scholtz — met in 8 rounds, never finished ahead
- Amnon Melzer — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-30 3×3 single — 177,856 people have one; it is 0.68 away.
- A sub-6 2×2 single — 95,042 people have one; it is 1.81 away.
Targets move as he improves.