People · South Africa
Raphael Gerson
2×2 · top 34.9% of 186,767 all-time · competing since May 2022 · 2022GERS02
Raphael Gerson has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 4.65, set at Just Cube Joburg 2022, puts him in the top 34.9% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 366th in South Africa. Across 4 competitions since May 2022, he has put 75 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 7% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 7.30 in May 2022 to 4.65, a 36% improvement. Raphael has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 | 4.65 | 6.50 | top 34.9% | 366 / 1,510 | |
| 3×3 | 19.54 | 22.25 | top 38.6% | 536 / 2,164 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.41 | 12.69 | top 48.3% | 386 / 946 | |
| 4×4 | 1:40.67 | 1:53.36 | top 71.0% | 275 / 491 | |
| 5×5 | 4:23.51 | — | early days — 2 solves | 190 / 221 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 12 Nov 2022First sub-20 3×3: 19.54 at Just Cube Joburg 2022.
- 15 May 2022First competition: Gauteng Autumn 2022. A 26.53 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- CubingZA Nationals 2025 · 26 Apr 2025
- Crazy Cubing Centurion 2023 · 11 Feb 2023
- Just Cube Joburg 2022 · 12 Nov 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Gauteng Autumn 2022 · 15 May 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.
- Ruben Grobler — met in 16 rounds, never finished ahead
- Osman Badroodin — met in 16 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ian Luies — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.65 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 4.54 away.
Targets move as he improves.