People · South Africa
Quinton Scholtz
2×2 · top 6.8% of 186,767 all-time · competing since November 2014 · 2014SCHO04
Quinton Scholtz has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.27, set at Gauteng Summer 2019, puts him in the top 6.8% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 59th in South Africa. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since November 2014, he has put 250 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 57% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.86 in November 2014 to 10.90, a 35% improvement. Quinton has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.27 | 3.59 | top 6.8% | 59 / 1,510 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.44 | 7.86 | top 9.9% | 80 / 946 | |
| 3×3 | 10.90 | 12.95 | top 10.2% | 113 / 2,164 | |
| 4×4 | 50.92 | 59.81 | top 25.8% | 80 / 491 | |
| Clock | 13.23 | 14.79 | top 40.6% | 54 / 148 | |
| Skewb | 8.52 | 11.08 | top 45.1% | 167 / 438 | |
| Megaminx | 2:26.86 | 2:46.95 | top 59.7% | 120 / 266 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 38.16 | 42.72 | top 62.6% | 186 / 467 | |
| Square-1 | 38.44 | 46.53 | top 63.4% | 75 / 118 | |
| 5×5 | 2:32.18 | 2:41.30 | top 66.8% | 122 / 221 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 54 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 43 / 53 |
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
- 5 Jan 2019Four personal bests in one day at Gauteng Summer 2019.
- 24 Mar 2018Five personal bests in one day at Gauteng Autumn 2018.
- 27 Nov 2016Three personal bests in one day at Johannesburg 2016.
- 29 Nov 2015First sub-15 3×3: 13.88 at Johannesburg Open 2015.
- 23 Nov 2014First competition: Johannesburg 2014. A 16.86 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Gauteng Summer 2019 · 5 Jan 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Arnold Classic Africa 2018 · 18 May 2018
- Gauteng Autumn 2018 · 24 Mar 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Big 'n Weird Pretoria 2017 · 30 Sep 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Gauteng Winter 2017 · 8 Jul 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Johannesburg 2016 · 27 Nov 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Johannesburg Open 2016 · 19 Jun 2016
- Big 'n Weird Pretoria 2016 · 13 Feb 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Johannesburg Open 2015 · 29 Nov 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Johannesburg 2014 · 23 Nov 2014
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.
- Ruben Grobler — met in 45 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
- Brendan James Gray — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead 30 times
- Jaméan Groenewald — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead 25 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.27 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.44 away.
Targets move as he improves.