People · South Africa
Rhynard Steyn
Pyraminx · top 1.4% of 129,321 all-time · competing since November 2024 · 2024STEY02
Rhynard Steyn has been competing for a year. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 2.14, set at Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Q3 2026, puts him in the top 1.4% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 7th in South Africa. Until July 2011, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 13 competitions since November 2024, he has put 723 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 60% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 37.95 in November 2024 to 9.58, a 75% improvement. Rhynard has entered 13 competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 2.14 | 3.57 | top 1.4% | 7 / 946 | |
| 2×2 | 1.36 | 3.05 | top 1.6% | 12 / 1,510 | |
| Skewb | 2.39 | 5.73 | top 2.5% | 10 / 438 | |
| 3×3 | 9.58 | 11.82 | top 6.3% | 64 / 2,164 | |
| 4×4 | 40.83 | 43.63 | top 13.1% | 37 / 491 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.92 | 25.22 | top 17.6% | 50 / 467 | |
| 5×5 | 1:18.67 | 1:33.61 | top 18.1% | 24 / 221 | |
| Clock | 8.69 | 9.72 | top 18.5% | 22 / 148 | |
| Megaminx | 1:19.34 | 1:23.89 | top 21.3% | 34 / 266 | |
| Square-1 | 21.23 | 25.80 | top 30.7% | 34 / 118 | |
| 6×6 | 3:12.64 | 3:27.91 | top 47.1% | 28 / 84 | |
| 7×7 | 5:21.50 | 5:33.54 | top 57.3% | 26 / 69 |
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
- 1 Aug 2026Four personal bests in one day at Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Q3 2026.
- 27 Sep 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.58 at Menlo Cubing Open 2025.
- 27 Sep 2025Three personal bests in one day at Menlo Cubing Open 2025.
- 6 Sep 2025Six personal bests in one day at Cubestuff Centurion Q3 2025.
- 7 Jun 2025Three personal bests in one day at Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Q2 2025.
- 24 May 2025Eight personal bests in one day at Mother City Cubing Cape Town 2025.
Competitions
- Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Q3 2026 · 1 Aug 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Cubestuff Centurion Q1 2026 · 31 Jan 2026
- Merry Twistmas Lynnwood 2025 · 13 Dec 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Howick Spring 2025 · 4 Oct 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Menlo Cubing Open 2025 · 27 Sep 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubestuff Centurion Q3 2025 · 6 Sep 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Q2 2025 · 7 Jun 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Mother City Cubing Cape Town 2025 · 24 May 2025 — 8 personal bests set
- Beginner & Blind Johannesburg 2025 · 17 May 2025 — 1 personal best set
- CubingZA Nationals 2025 · 26 Apr 2025 — 9 personal bests set
- CuBeaulieu Craze Comeback 2025 · 29 Mar 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Hotel Q1 2025 · 8 Mar 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubestuff Challenge Q4 Menlyn Park 2024 · 23 Nov 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.
- Osman Badroodin — met in 121 rounds, finished ahead 37 times
- Marike Faught — met in 115 rounds, finished ahead 58 times
- Ruben Grobler — met in 107 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,476 people have one; it is 0.14 away.
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.36 away.
Targets move as he improves.