People · South Africa
Riaan Subramoney
Pyraminx · top 6.6% of 129,321 all-time · competing since July 2022 · 2022SUBR01
Riaan Subramoney has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.78, set at CubeCo Coastal Cubing KZN 2025, puts him in the top 6.6% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 46th in South Africa. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since July 2022, he has put 355 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 54% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.57 in July 2022 to 12.98, a 40% improvement. Riaan has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% 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 | 3.78 | 8.21 | top 6.6% | 46 / 946 | |
| 3×3 | 12.98 | 15.43 | top 17.3% | 202 / 2,164 | |
| 2×2 | 4.06 | 4.93 | top 27.3% | 288 / 1,510 | |
| Skewb | 6.33 | 9.35 | top 28.4% | 100 / 438 | |
| 4×4 | 57.62 | 1:03.95 | top 33.9% | 109 / 491 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 26.23 | 29.99 | top 37.4% | 104 / 467 | |
| Clock | 12.89 | 15.10 | top 39.2% | 52 / 148 | |
| Megaminx | 2:05.08 | 2:21.63 | top 48.6% | 87 / 266 | |
| 5×5 | 2:15.25 | 2:28.88 | top 58.3% | 103 / 221 | |
| 7×7 | 6:36.80 | 6:57.80 | early days — 3 solves | 44 / 69 | |
| 6×6 | 5:30.78 | — | early days — 1 solve | 76 / 84 |
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
- 21 Mar 2025Six personal bests in one day at CubeCo Coastal Cubing KZN 2025.
- 7 Dec 2024Four personal bests in one day at CubeCo Durban Summer 2024.
- 8 Jun 2024First sub-15 3×3: 12.98 at Durban Winter 2024.
- 8 Jun 2024Six personal bests in one day at Durban Winter 2024.
- 3 Dec 2022Seven personal bests in one day at CubeCo Durban Summer 2022.
- 7 Oct 2022First sub-20 3×3: 17.98 at Rubik's WCA African Championship 2022.
Competitions
- CubeCo Durban Spring 2025 · 27 Sep 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- CubeCo Coastal Cubing KZN 2025 · 21 Mar 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- CubeCo Durban Summer 2024 · 7 Dec 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Durban Winter 2024 · 8 Jun 2024 — 6 personal bests set
- Dolphin Coast Autumn 2023 · 1 May 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- CubeCo Durban Summer 2022 · 3 Dec 2022 — 7 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA African Championship 2022 · 7 Oct 2022 — 6 personal bests set
- CubeCo Durban Winter Warmup 2022 · 30 Jul 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.
- Waseem Hoosain — met in 74 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Christian Swartz — met in 63 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Timothy Lawrance — met in 62 rounds, finished ahead 27 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.78 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.98 away.
Targets move as he improves.