People · South Africa
Onotando Mqoqi
2×2 · top 3.6% of 186,767 all-time · competing since April 2023 · 2023MQOQ01
Onotando Mqoqi has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.81, set at Newcomers Cape Cube-Fest 2025, puts him in the top 3.6% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 33rd in South Africa. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since April 2023, he has put 303 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 58% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.61 in April 2023 to 9.90, a 37% improvement. Onotando has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% 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 | 1.81 | 4.98 | top 3.6% | 33 / 1,510 | |
| 3×3 | 9.90 | 11.65 | top 7.2% | 73 / 2,164 | |
| 4×4 | 43.21 | 53.04 | top 16.0% | 45 / 491 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.63 | 21.29 | top 16.8% | 46 / 467 | |
| Megaminx | 1:12.50 | 1:18.95 | top 17.2% | 25 / 266 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.80 | 10.86 | top 18.5% | 138 / 946 | |
| Skewb | 6.02 | 7.81 | top 25.9% | 92 / 438 | |
| 5×5 | 1:55.33 | 2:10.26 | top 46.2% | 76 / 221 |
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 2026Three personal bests in one day at Cubing in the Cape Q1 2026.
- 6 Dec 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.90 at Cubestuff Grand Challenge Cape Town 2025.
- 2 Aug 2025Four personal bests in one day at Cape Cubes Winter 2025.
- 8 Mar 2025Four personal bests in one day at Newcomers Cape Cube-Fest 2025.
- 9 Dec 2023Four personal bests in one day at CubingZA Cape Cubes Challenge 2023.
- 30 Sep 2023First sub-15 3×3: 13.53 at CubingZA Cape Cubes Spring 2023.
Competitions
- Cubing in the Cape Q1 2026 · 8 Feb 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubestuff Grand Challenge Cape Town 2025 · 6 Dec 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Cape Cubes Winter 2025 · 2 Aug 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Newcomers Cape Cube-Fest 2025 · 8 Mar 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- CubingZA Cape Cubes Challenge 2023 · 9 Dec 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- CubingZA Cape Cubes Spring 2023 · 30 Sep 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- CubingZA Cape Cubes Autumn 2023 · 22 Apr 2023 — 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.
- Daniel Rush — met in 62 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jahziel Dominic Alonzo — met in 61 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- Maverick Pearson — met in 56 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.81 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.90 away.
Targets move as he improves.