People · South Africa
Nkosinathi Radebe
2×2 · top 16.1% of 186,767 all-time · competing since November 2014 · 2014RADE02
Nkosinathi Radebe has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.16, set at Tuks Winter 2015, puts him in the top 16.1% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 162nd in South Africa. Across 10 competitions since November 2014, he has put 307 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 18% around a typical one; 98% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 30.03 in November 2014 to 12.73, a 58% improvement. Nkosinathi has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 3.16 | 5.93 | top 16.1% | 162 / 1,510 | |
| 3×3 | 12.73 | 16.05 | top 16.5% | 192 / 2,164 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.52 | 10.02 | top 32.2% | 246 / 946 | |
| 4×4 | 1:03.84 | 1:17.76 | top 40.5% | 138 / 491 | |
| 5×5 | 2:05.47 | 2:34.03 | top 52.7% | 95 / 221 | |
| Skewb | 10.19 | 11.74 | top 56.1% | 219 / 438 | |
| Megaminx | 2:29.92 | 2:35.24 | top 61.0% | 125 / 266 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 39.28 | 43.56 | top 64.3% | 195 / 467 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 7:19.41 | — | early days — 1 solve | 52 / 53 |
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
- 8 Sep 2018Three personal bests in one day at Soweto Spring Open 2018.
- 27 Nov 2016First sub-15 3×3: 12.73 at Johannesburg 2016.
- 27 Nov 2016Three personal bests in one day at Johannesburg 2016.
- 19 Jun 2016Three personal bests in one day at Johannesburg Open 2016.
- 29 Aug 2015First sub-20 3×3: 17.52 at Pops Winter 2015.
- 29 Aug 2015Three personal bests in one day at Pops Winter 2015.
Competitions
- Soweto Spring Open 2018 · 8 Sep 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Johannesburg 2016 · 27 Nov 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Johannesburg Open 2016 · 19 Jun 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Johannesburg Open 2015 · 29 Nov 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Pops Winter 2015 · 29 Aug 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Pretoria Science Week 2015 · 8 Aug 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Tuks Winter 2015 · 27 Jun 2015 — 6 personal bests set
- Tuks Open 2015 · 28 Mar 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Pops Toys Summer 2015 · 21 Feb 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Johannesburg 2014 · 23 Nov 2014
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.
- Brendan James Gray — met in 57 rounds, finished ahead 25 times
- Zameer Dada — met in 44 rounds, finished ahead 24 times
- Jaméan Groenewald — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.16 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.73 away.
Targets move as he improves.