People · South Africa
Nardus de Waal
3×3 · top 8.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2024 · 2024WAAL01
Nardus de Waal has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.48, set at Beginner & Blind Benoni 2026, puts him in the top 8.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 90th in South Africa. Until August 2006, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 2 competitions since July 2024, he has put 50 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.15 in July 2024 to 10.48, a 35% improvement. Nardus has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.48 | 13.00 | top 8.9% | 90 / 2,164 | |
| 2×2 | 3.34 | 4.26 | top 18.3% | 185 / 1,510 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.14 | 9.78 | top 29.0% | 222 / 946 |
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 Mar 2026First sub-15 3×3: 10.48 at Beginner & Blind Benoni 2026.
- 29 Mar 2026Three personal bests in one day at Beginner & Blind Benoni 2026.
- 20 Jul 2024First competition: Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Q3 2024. A 20.31 3×3 single to start from.
- 20 Jul 2024First sub-20 3×3: 16.15 at Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Q3 2024.
Competitions
- Beginner & Blind Benoni 2026 · 29 Mar 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Q3 2024 · 20 Jul 2024 — 2 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.
- Mikhyl Singh — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Marike Faught — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Juandré Jacobs — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.48 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.34 away.
Targets move as he improves.