People · South Africa
Nqubeko Mafu
3×3 · top 42.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2026 · 2026MAFU01
Nqubeko Mafu has been competing for 5 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 20.75, set at Cubestuff Grand Challenge - The Leonardo 2026, puts him in the top 42.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 593rd in South Africa. Across 3 competitions since April 2026, he has put 35 official solves on the record across two events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 32.64 in April 2026 to 20.75, a 36% improvement. Nqubeko has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 20.75 | 27.80 | top 42.0% | 593 / 2,164 | |
| 2×2 | 7.97 | 12.28 | top 67.6% | 805 / 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 line so far
Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 20 Jun 2026First sub-30 3×3: 20.75 at Cubestuff Grand Challenge - The Leonardo 2026.
- 11 Apr 2026First competition: Cubestuff Centurion Q2 2026. A 32.64 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Q3 2026 · 1 Aug 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Cubestuff Grand Challenge - The Leonardo 2026 · 20 Jun 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Cubestuff Centurion Q2 2026 · 11 Apr 2026
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.
- Marike Faught — met in 7 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ruben Grobler — met in 7 rounds, never finished ahead
- Osman Badroodin — met in 7 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 0.75 away.
- A sub-6 2×2 single — 95,042 people have one; it is 1.97 away.
Targets move as he improves.