People · South Africa
Riley Naidoo
2×2 · top 12.1% of 186,767 all-time · competing since July 2017 · 2017NAID04
Riley Naidoo has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.81, set at Arnold Classic Africa 2018, puts him in the top 12.1% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 120th in South Africa. Across 4 competitions since July 2017, he has put 191 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 89% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.01 in July 2017 to 11.90, a 43% improvement. Riley 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 | 2.81 | 4.42 | top 12.1% | 120 / 1,510 | |
| 3×3 | 11.90 | 14.11 | top 13.6% | 153 / 2,164 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.38 | 9.21 | top 31.0% | 233 / 946 | |
| 5×5 | 1:40.90 | 1:56.93 | top 36.0% | 54 / 221 | |
| 4×4 | 1:00.02 | 1:09.47 | top 36.5% | 124 / 491 | |
| Skewb | 8.30 | 9.50 | top 43.5% | 160 / 438 | |
| Megaminx | 1:58.09 | 2:42.17 | top 44.7% | 77 / 266 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 29.74 | 36.80 | top 46.1% | 132 / 467 | |
| Square-1 | 41.58 | 46.54 | top 67.3% | 83 / 118 | |
| 6×6 | 4:07.30 | 4:51.59 | early days — 3 solves | 51 / 84 | |
| 7×7 | 6:58.48 | 7:17.25 | early days — 3 solves | 48 / 69 | |
| Clock | 31.54 | 36.11 | top 86.3% | 127 / 148 |
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
- 18 May 2018First sub-15 3×3: 12.79 at Arnold Classic Africa 2018.
- 18 May 2018Six personal bests in one day at Arnold Classic Africa 2018.
- 10 Sep 2017First sub-20 3×3: 15.74 at Speedcubes Johannesburg 2017.
- 10 Sep 2017Three personal bests in one day at Speedcubes Johannesburg 2017.
- 15 Jul 2017First competition: Eden Village Winter 2017. A 22.67 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- KwaZulu-Natal 2019 · 27 Apr 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Arnold Classic Africa 2018 · 18 May 2018 — 6 personal bests set
- Speedcubes Johannesburg 2017 · 10 Sep 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Eden Village Winter 2017 · 15 Jul 2017 — 2 personal bests set
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.
- Brendan James Gray — met in 40 rounds, finished ahead 20 times
- Taariq Hassim — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- Ruben Grobler — met in 26 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.81 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.90 away.
Targets move as he improves.