People · South Africa
Miga Ferreira
3×3 · top 1.4% of 288,433 all-time · competing since August 2024 · 2024FERR18
Miga Ferreira has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.06, set at GAN WCA African Championship 2026, puts him in the top 1.4% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 15th in South Africa. Until November 2010, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since August 2024, he has put 580 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 71% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 8.74 in August 2024 to 7.06, a 19% improvement. Miga has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% 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 | 7.06 | 7.96 | top 1.4% | 15 / 2,187 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.31 | 6.31 | top 4.7% | 26 / 958 | |
| 2×2 | 2.02 | 3.22 | top 4.9% | 45 / 1,525 | |
| 4×4 | 38.09 | 44.73 | top 10.0% | 27 / 495 | |
| Skewb | 3.93 | 5.19 | top 10.5% | 43 / 444 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.25 | 20.63 | top 13.3% | 34 / 473 | |
| Clock | 7.60 | 9.79 | top 13.3% | 17 / 153 | |
| Megaminx | 1:13.32 | 1:22.99 | top 17.7% | 27 / 268 | |
| 5×5 | 1:28.65 | 1:34.75 | top 26.3% | 39 / 225 | |
| Square-1 | 20.26 | 26.87 | top 28.6% | 35 / 121 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 7:17.60 | — | early days — 1 solve | 52 / 54 |
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 2026Eight personal bests in one day at GAN WCA African Championship 2026.
- 27 Sep 2025Six personal bests in one day at Menlo Cubing Open 2025.
- 6 Sep 2025Six personal bests in one day at Cubestuff Centurion Q3 2025.
- 8 Mar 2025Four personal bests in one day at Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Hotel Q1 2025.
- 14 Dec 2024Five personal bests in one day at Cape Cubes Challenge 2024.
- 24 Aug 2024First competition: Qualifying in Kirstenhof 2024. A 10.68 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- GAN WCA African Championship 2026 · 24 Sep 2026 — 8 personal bests set
- Merry Twistmas Lynnwood 2025 · 13 Dec 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Solving in Sedgefield 2025 · 1 Nov 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Menlo Cubing Open 2025 · 27 Sep 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- Cubestuff Centurion Q3 2025 · 6 Sep 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Hotel Q1 2025 · 8 Mar 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Cape Cubes Challenge 2024 · 14 Dec 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Qualifying in Kirstenhof 2024 · 24 Aug 2024 — 4 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.
- Daniel Rush — met in 80 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Marike Faught — met in 75 rounds, finished ahead 53 times
- Osman Badroodin — met in 72 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,419 people have one; it is 1.06 away.
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,783 people have one; it is 0.31 away.
Targets move as he improves.