People · South Africa
Praise Boiwa
3×3 · top 18.2% of 288,433 all-time · competing since November 2022 · 2022BOIW01
Praise Boiwa has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 13.19, set at CubingZA National Championship 2023, puts him in the top 18.2% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 219th in South Africa. Across 3 competitions since November 2022, he has put 70 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.84 in November 2022 to 13.19, a 40% improvement. Praise 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 | 13.19 | 14.35 | top 18.2% | 219 / 2,187 | |
| 2×2 | 4.24 | 6.37 | top 29.6% | 313 / 1,525 | |
| 4×4 | 1:04.36 | 1:18.44 | top 41.2% | 142 / 495 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 33.79 | 39.47 | top 55.1% | 155 / 473 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.61 | 14.71 | top 57.7% | 478 / 958 | |
| 5×5 | 3:30.74 | — | early days — 1 solve | 167 / 225 |
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
- 16 Jun 2023Five personal bests in one day at CubingZA National Championship 2023.
- 11 Feb 2023First sub-20 3×3: 16.99 at Crazy Cubing Centurion 2023.
- 11 Feb 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.30 at Crazy Cubing Centurion 2023.
- 12 Nov 2022First competition: Just Cube Joburg 2022. A 21.84 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- CubingZA National Championship 2023 · 16 Jun 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Crazy Cubing Centurion 2023 · 11 Feb 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Just Cube Joburg 2022 · 12 Nov 2022
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.
- Noah Levin — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Ian Luies — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Ruben Grobler — met in 17 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 1.19 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 50,215 people have one; it is 0.24 away.
Targets move as he improves.