People · South Africa
Nelis van der Lingen
Pyraminx · top 52.1% of 129,321 all-time · competing since November 2015 · 2015LING02
Nelis van der Lingen has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 9.88, set at Johannesburg Open 2015, puts him in the top 52.1% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 419th in South Africa. Across 2 competitions since November 2015, he has put 45 official solves on the record across seven events. Nelis has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 9.88 | 15.01 | top 52.1% | 419 / 946 | |
| 3×3 | 30.67 | 38.27 | top 63.7% | 1,076 / 2,164 | |
| Megaminx | 3:44.52 | 4:19.77 | top 87.0% | 197 / 266 | |
| 2×2 | 13.26 | 18.54 | top 87.4% | 1,197 / 1,510 | |
| 4×4 | 2:39.33 | 3:00.92 | top 93.6% | 440 / 491 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 2:00.47 | — | early days — 3 solves | 443 / 467 | |
| 5×5 | 7:34.81 | — | early days — 3 solves | 218 / 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
- 29 Nov 2015First competition: Johannesburg Open 2015. A 33.30 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Johannesburg 2016 · 27 Nov 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Johannesburg Open 2015 · 29 Nov 2015
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.
- Ruben Grobler — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Stephen Cotterrell — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead once
- Jaméan Groenewald — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-8 Pyraminx single — 46,752 people have one; it is 1.88 away.
- A sub-30 3×3 single — 177,856 people have one; it is 0.67 away.
Targets move as he improves.