People · South Africa
Michael van Niekerk
2×2 · top 69.3% of 186,767 all-time · competing since August 2024 · 2024NIEK02
Michael van Niekerk has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 8.23, set at Benoni Cubing Comeback 2024, puts him in the top 69.3% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 825th in South Africa. Across 1 competition since August 2024, he has put 14 official solves on the record across two events.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 8.23 | 11.79 | top 69.3% | 825 / 1,510 | |
| 3×3 | 39.59 | 48.66 | top 76.4% | 1,415 / 2,164 |
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 story so far
- 31 Aug 2024First competition: Benoni Cubing Comeback 2024. A 39.59 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Benoni Cubing Comeback 2024 · 31 Aug 2024 — 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.
- Gawie Beukman — met in 3 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Bonolo Ngwako Ramokgopa — met in 3 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Muhammed Trajia — met in 3 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-8 2×2 single — 126,624 people have one; it is 0.23 away.
- A sub-30 3×3 single — 177,856 people have one; it is 9.59 away.
Targets move as he improves.