People · South Africa
Peter Schutz
Pyraminx · top 7.4% of 129,321 all-time · competing since December 2023 · 2023SCHU34
Peter Schutz has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.95, set at Cubestuff Grand Challenge Cape Town 2025, puts him in the top 7.4% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 54th in South Africa. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since December 2023, he has put 200 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 87% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 53.58 in December 2023 to 22.78, a 57% improvement. Peter 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.95 | 9.29 | top 7.4% | 54 / 946 | |
| 2×2 | 4.77 | 6.37 | top 36.4% | 385 / 1,510 | |
| 3×3 | 22.78 | 25.35 | top 47.4% | 682 / 2,164 | |
| Skewb | 9.24 | 12.89 | top 50.1% | 185 / 438 | |
| Clock | 25.63 | 28.11 | top 77.9% | 114 / 148 | |
| 4×4 | 3:27.05 | — | early days — 2 solves | 482 / 491 |
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 2025Three personal bests in one day at Cubestuff Grand Challenge Cape Town 2025.
- 24 May 2025Three personal bests in one day at Mother City Cubing Cape Town 2025.
- 9 Nov 2024First sub-30 3×3: 29.03 at Beginner and Blind Cape Town 2024.
- 9 Nov 2024Three personal bests in one day at Beginner and Blind Cape Town 2024.
- 9 Dec 2023First competition: CubingZA Cape Cubes Challenge 2023. A 53.58 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cubing in the Cape Q1 2026 · 8 Feb 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubestuff Grand Challenge Cape Town 2025 · 6 Dec 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Mother City Cubing Cape Town 2025 · 24 May 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Beginner and Blind Cape Town 2024 · 9 Nov 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA African Championship 2024 · 21 Sep 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Qualifying in Kirstenhof 2024 · 24 Aug 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Mid Summer Madness Cape Town 2024 · 17 Feb 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingZA Cape Cubes Challenge 2023 · 9 Dec 2023
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 41 rounds, finished ahead once
- Jesse Osburn — met in 41 rounds, finished ahead once
- Noah Atter — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.95 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.77 away.
Targets move as he improves.