People · South Africa
Nathan Oosthuizen
3×3 · top 14.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since September 2023 · 2023OOST05
Nathan Oosthuizen has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 12.03, set at Stevenage July 2026, puts him in the top 14.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 157th in South Africa. Across 5 competitions since September 2023, he has put 194 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.71 in September 2023 to 12.03, a 23% improvement. Nathan has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 12.03 | 13.98 | top 14.0% | 157 / 2,164 | |
| 2×2 | 3.08 | 4.94 | top 15.2% | 152 / 1,510 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.33 | 7.78 | top 22.5% | 171 / 946 | |
| 4×4 | 50.54 | 52.54 | top 25.4% | 79 / 491 | |
| Megaminx | 1:27.49 | 1:38.37 | top 26.5% | 42 / 266 | |
| Clock | 11.54 | 12.64 | top 32.8% | 41 / 148 | |
| Square-1 | 23.80 | 29.71 | top 36.4% | 37 / 118 | |
| Skewb | 8.13 | 12.36 | top 42.3% | 153 / 438 | |
| 5×5 | 1:52.22 | — | top 44.2% | 69 / 221 | |
| 6×6 | 3:11.14 | 3:34.46 | top 46.4% | 27 / 84 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 33.00 | 42.06 | top 53.4% | 149 / 467 | |
| 7×7 | 6:44.06 | — | early days — 1 solve | 46 / 69 |
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
- 11 Jul 2026First sub-15 3×3: 12.57 at Stevenage July 2026.
- 11 Jul 2026Four personal bests in one day at Stevenage July 2026.
- 10 Aug 2025Three personal bests in one day at Peterborough Qualification Day 2025.
- 19 Jul 2025Four personal bests in one day at Stevenage July 2025.
- 13 Jan 2024Four personal bests in one day at Stevenage January 2024.
- 16 Sep 2023First competition: Stevenage September 2023. A 18.94 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Stevenage July 2026 · 11 Jul 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Peterborough Qualification Day 2025 · 10 Aug 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Stevenage July 2025 · 19 Jul 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Stevenage January 2024 · 13 Jan 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Stevenage September 2023 · 16 Sep 2023 — 3 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.
- James Kyoichi Curry (ジェイムス 恭一) — met in 44 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Ryan Chan — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead once
- Murad Asgarov — met in 37 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.03 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.08 away.
Targets move as he improves.