People · South Africa
Nicolas Bester
Pyraminx · top 70.2% of 129,321 all-time · competing since May 2026 · 2026BEST02
Nicolas Bester has been competing for 3 months. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 12.50, set at Eversdal Autumn Cape Town 2026, puts him in the top 70.2% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 605th in South Africa. Across 1 competition since May 2026, he has put 25 official solves on the record across three events.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 12.50 | 17.23 | top 70.2% | 605 / 946 | |
| 3×3 | 40.32 | 52.68 | top 77.2% | 1,435 / 2,164 | |
| 2×2 | 19.36 | 21.21 | top 95.1% | 1,400 / 1,510 |
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 story so far
- 24 May 2026First competition: Eversdal Autumn Cape Town 2026. A 46.47 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Eversdal Autumn Cape Town 2026 · 24 May 2026 — 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.
- Leonard Reynolds — met in 5 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Lynette Reynolds — met in 5 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Sebastian Scott — met in 5 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-12 Pyraminx single — 86,891 people have one; it is 0.50 away.
- A sub-40 3×3 single — 218,634 people have one; it is 0.32 away.
Targets move as he improves.