People · South Africa
Nicolaas Willem Louw
3×3 · top 12.5% of 288,433 all-time · competing since May 2022 · 2022LOUW03
Nicolaas Willem Louw has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.57, set at Speedcubes Cape Town 2022, puts him in the top 12.5% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 138th in South Africa. Across 2 competitions since May 2022, he has put 70 official solves on the record across four events. His 2×2 best has come down from 4.39 in May 2022 to 2.86, a 35% improvement. Nicolaas has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 11.57 | 15.98 | top 12.5% | 138 / 2,187 | |
| 2×2 | 2.86 | 3.90 | top 12.7% | 128 / 1,525 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.17 | 10.15 | top 21.3% | 165 / 958 | |
| Megaminx | 2:23.76 | 2:29.41 | top 58.4% | 116 / 268 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 28 Aug 2022Three personal bests in one day at Green School Paarl Open 2022.
- 29 May 2022First competition: Speedcubes Cape Town 2022. A 13.67 3×3 single to start from.
- 29 May 2022Four personal bests in one day at Speedcubes Cape Town 2022.
Competitions
- Green School Paarl Open 2022 · 28 Aug 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Speedcubes Cape Town 2022 · 29 May 2022 — 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.
- Zandré Calitz — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Maverick Pearson — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead once
- Daniel Rush — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 1.57 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.86 away.
Targets move as he improves.