People · South Africa
Pieter van der Colff
Skewb · top 47.7% of 73,281 all-time · competing since January 2023 · 2023COLF01
Pieter van der Colff has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 8.90, set at Mid Summer Madness Cape Town 2024, puts him in the top 47.7% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 177th in South Africa. Across 3 competitions since January 2023, he has put 44 official solves on the record across five events. His 3×3 best has come down from 1:05.18 in January 2023 to 26.42, a 59% improvement. Pieter 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 8.90 | — | early days — 3 solves | 177 / 438 | |
| 3×3 | 26.42 | 31.80 | top 55.6% | 892 / 2,164 | |
| 2×2 | 7.71 | 9.01 | top 65.8% | 779 / 1,510 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:10.16 | 1:12.52 | top 89.1% | 354 / 467 | |
| Pyraminx | 20.77 | 21.78 | top 93.8% | 871 / 946 |
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
- 17 Feb 2024First sub-30 3×3: 26.64 at Mid Summer Madness Cape Town 2024.
- 17 Feb 2024Three personal bests in one day at Mid Summer Madness Cape Town 2024.
- 22 Apr 2023First sub-60 3×3: 39.99 at CubingZA Cape Cubes Autumn 2023.
- 28 Jan 2023First competition: CubingZA Cape Cubes Summer 2023. A 1:05.18 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Mid Summer Madness Cape Town 2024 · 17 Feb 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- CubingZA Cape Cubes Autumn 2023 · 22 Apr 2023 — 1 personal best set
- CubingZA Cape Cubes Summer 2023 · 28 Jan 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.
- Maverick Pearson — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
- George Guvamatanga — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
- Tristan Boswell — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 Skewb single — 30,246 people have one; it is 0.90 away.
- A sub-25 3×3 single — 149,621 people have one; it is 1.42 away.
Targets move as he improves.