People · South Africa
Noah Zechariah Martin
2×2 · top 5.3% of 189,179 all-time · competing since April 2023 · 2023MART49
Noah Zechariah Martin has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.08, set at Cubing in the Cape Q1 2026, puts him in the top 5.3% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 51st in South Africa. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since April 2023, he has put 241 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 88% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.62 in April 2023 to 9.45, a 35% improvement. Noah has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% 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 | 2.08 | 3.74 | top 5.3% | 51 / 1,525 | |
| 3×3 | 9.45 | 12.46 | top 6.0% | 61 / 2,187 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.29 | 9.08 | top 22.2% | 171 / 958 | |
| Skewb | 6.85 | 10.73 | top 32.6% | 119 / 444 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.72 | 27.13 | top 33.6% | 96 / 473 | |
| Clock | 17.71 | — | early days — 3 solves | 91 / 153 |
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 Feb 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.45 at Cubing in the Cape Q1 2026.
- 8 Feb 2026Three personal bests in one day at Cubing in the Cape Q1 2026.
- 21 Sep 2024Three personal bests in one day at Rubik's WCA African Championship 2024.
- 17 Feb 2024Four personal bests in one day at Mid Summer Madness Cape Town 2024.
- 22 Apr 2023First competition: CubingZA Cape Cubes Autumn 2023. A 16.84 3×3 single to start from.
- 22 Apr 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.62 at CubingZA Cape Cubes Autumn 2023.
Competitions
- Cubing in the Cape Q1 2026 · 8 Feb 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Cape Cubes Spring 2025 · 18 Oct 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Cape Cubes Winter 2025 · 2 Aug 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Mega Mania Cape Town 2025 · 6 Apr 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Rubik's WCA African Championship 2024 · 21 Sep 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Mid Summer Madness Cape Town 2024 · 17 Feb 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- CubingZA Cape Cubes Spring 2023 · 30 Sep 2023
- CubingZA Cape Cubes Autumn 2023 · 22 Apr 2023 — 2 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.
- Daniel Rush — met in 50 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jahziel Dominic Alonzo — met in 46 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Maverick Pearson — met in 46 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.08 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.45 away.
Targets move as he improves.