People · South Africa
Milan Blaauw
2×2 · top 0.66% of 186,767 all-time · competing since December 2023 · 2023BLAA02
Milan Blaauw has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.05, set at Newcomers Cape Cube-Fest 2025, puts him in the top 0.66% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3rd in South Africa. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 12 competitions since December 2023, he has put 579 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 65% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 26.03 in December 2023 to 9.76, a 63% improvement. Milan has entered twelve competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.05 | 2.49 | top 0.66% | 3 / 1,510 | |
| 3×3 | 9.76 | 12.14 | top 6.8% | 68 / 2,164 | |
| Skewb | 4.25 | 6.30 | top 12.7% | 45 / 438 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.58 | 20.88 | top 14.0% | 36 / 467 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.30 | 8.78 | top 15.1% | 114 / 946 | |
| 4×4 | 55.10 | 1:07.12 | top 30.9% | 98 / 491 | |
| Megaminx | 1:52.11 | 2:11.92 | top 41.6% | 71 / 266 | |
| 5×5 | 2:05.46 | 2:34.89 | top 52.7% | 94 / 221 |
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 May 2025Three personal bests in one day at Mother City Cubing Cape Town 2025.
- 8 Mar 2025Three personal bests in one day at Newcomers Cape Cube-Fest 2025.
- 18 Jan 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.92 at Puzzles in Pinehurst 2025.
- 14 Dec 2024Six personal bests in one day at Cape Cubes Challenge 2024.
- 9 Nov 2024Three personal bests in one day at Beginner and Blind Cape Town 2024.
- 21 Sep 2024Three personal bests in one day at Rubik's WCA African Championship 2024.
Competitions
- Cape Cubes Winter 2025 · 2 Aug 2025
- Mother City Cubing Cape Town 2025 · 24 May 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Newcomers Cape Cube-Fest 2025 · 8 Mar 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Puzzles in Pinehurst 2025 · 18 Jan 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Cape Cubes Challenge 2024 · 14 Dec 2024 — 6 personal bests set
- Beginner and Blind Cape Town 2024 · 9 Nov 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA African Championship 2024 · 21 Sep 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Qualifying in Kirstenhof 2024 · 24 Aug 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Eversdal Autumn 2024 · 11 May 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Harvest Moon Cape Town 2024 · 27 Apr 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Mid Summer Madness Cape Town 2024 · 17 Feb 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- CubingZA Cape Cubes Challenge 2023 · 9 Dec 2023 — 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.
- Daniel Rush — met in 122 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Micah Willenburgh — met in 119 rounds, finished ahead 18 times
- Jesse Osburn — met in 117 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.05 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.76 away.
Targets move as he improves.