People · South Africa
Ruan du Plooy
Pyraminx · top 24.0% of 129,321 all-time · competing since November 2016 · 2016PLOO01
Ruan du Plooy has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 6.52, set at Arnold Classic Africa 2018, puts him in the top 24.0% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 183rd in South Africa. Across 2 competitions since November 2016, he has put 40 official solves on the record across three events. His 2×2 best has come down from 13.73 in November 2016 to 4.21, a 69% improvement. Ruan has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 6.52 | 10.67 | top 24.0% | 183 / 946 | |
| 2×2 | 4.21 | 6.23 | top 29.2% | 305 / 1,510 | |
| 3×3 | 24.43 | 33.27 | top 51.4% | 775 / 2,164 |
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
- 18 May 2018First sub-30 3×3: 24.43 at Arnold Classic Africa 2018.
- 18 May 2018Four personal bests in one day at Arnold Classic Africa 2018.
- 27 Nov 2016First competition: Johannesburg 2016. A 35.43 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Arnold Classic Africa 2018 · 18 May 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Johannesburg 2016 · 27 Nov 2016
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.
- Justin Zhang — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead once
- Ruben Grobler — met in 8 rounds, never finished ahead
- Patrick Ellis — met in 8 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 0.52 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.21 away.
Targets move as he improves.