People · South Africa
Ostwald Eksteen
Pyraminx · top 20.1% of 129,321 all-time · competing since October 2025 · 2025EKST01
Ostwald Eksteen has been competing for 11 months. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 6.01, set at Simi Mini B 2026, puts him in the top 20.1% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 156th in South Africa. Across 3 competitions since October 2025, he has put 37 official solves on the record across three events. His 3×3 best has come down from 30.83 in October 2025 to 26.56, a 14% improvement. Ostwald 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 6.01 | 13.12 | top 20.1% | 156 / 946 | |
| 3×3 | 26.56 | 33.24 | top 55.9% | 901 / 2,164 | |
| 2×2 | 10.21 | 13.20 | top 78.7% | 986 / 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
- 6 Dec 2025First sub-30 3×3: 26.56 at Cubestuff Grand Challenge Cape Town 2025.
- 6 Dec 2025Three personal bests in one day at Cubestuff Grand Challenge Cape Town 2025.
- 18 Oct 2025First competition: Cape Cubes Spring 2025. A 30.83 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Simi Mini B 2026 · 8 Feb 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Cubestuff Grand Challenge Cape Town 2025 · 6 Dec 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Cape Cubes Spring 2025 · 18 Oct 2025
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.
- Wian Stephan Lotter — met in 6 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Syiam Chandra Tavaria — met in 6 rounds, finished ahead once
- Lara Rabe — met in 6 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 0.01 away.
- A sub-25 3×3 single — 149,621 people have one; it is 1.56 away.
Targets move as he improves.