People · South Africa
Phillip van der Westhuyzen
3×3 · top 69.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2024 · 2024WEST17
Phillip van der Westhuyzen has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 34.04, set at Rubik's WCA African Championship 2024, puts him in the top 69.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,205th in South Africa. Across 3 competitions since August 2024, he has put 26 official solves on the record across three events. His 3×3 best has come down from 46.10 in August 2024 to 34.04, a 26% improvement. Phillip 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 | 34.04 | 44.79 | top 69.1% | 1,205 / 2,164 | |
| 2×2 | 8.49 | 11.58 | top 70.8% | 844 / 1,510 | |
| 4×4 | 2:45.45 | — | early days — 2 solves | 452 / 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
- 24 Aug 2024First competition: Qualifying in Kirstenhof 2024. A 46.10 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cape Cubes Challenge 2024 · 14 Dec 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Rubik's WCA African Championship 2024 · 21 Sep 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Qualifying in Kirstenhof 2024 · 24 Aug 2024
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.
- Maverick Pearson — met in 6 rounds, never finished ahead
- Daniel Rush — met in 6 rounds, never finished ahead
- Tristan Ford — met in 6 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-30 3×3 single — 177,856 people have one; it is 4.04 away.
- A sub-8 2×2 single — 126,624 people have one; it is 0.49 away.
Targets move as he improves.