People · South Africa
Owen Nortje
Pyraminx · top 57.3% of 129,321 all-time · competing since May 2026 · 2026NORT05
Owen Nortje has been competing for 4 months. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 10.56, set at Farrarmere Full Speed 2026, puts him in the top 57.3% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 470th in South Africa. Across 3 competitions since May 2026, he has put 39 official solves on the record across three events. Owen 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 | 10.56 | 15.93 | top 57.3% | 470 / 946 | |
| 2×2 | 9.35 | 14.82 | top 75.2% | 908 / 1,510 | |
| 3×3 | 38.75 | 42.38 | top 75.4% | 1,382 / 2,164 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 17 May 2026First competition: Benoni May Madness 2026. A 43.31 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Farrarmere Full Speed 2026 · 22 Aug 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubestuff Grand Challenge - The Leonardo 2026 · 20 Jun 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Benoni May Madness 2026 · 17 May 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.
- Cameron Lochrie Mcleod — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Luka Cvetkovic — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Marike Faught — met in 8 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-10 Pyraminx single — 68,530 people have one; it is 0.56 away.
- A sub-8 2×2 single — 126,624 people have one; it is 1.35 away.
Targets move as he improves.