People · South Africa
Ruben Cilliers
2×2 · top 2.2% of 186,767 all-time · competing since December 2023 · 2023CILL02
Ruben Cilliers has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.51, set at Rubik's WCA African Championship 2024, puts him in the top 2.2% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 18th in South Africa. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since December 2023, he has put 191 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 57% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 2×2 best has come down from 4.11 in December 2023 to 1.51, a 63% improvement. Ruben has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 1.51 | 3.65 | top 2.2% | 18 / 1,510 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.02 | 9.34 | top 7.8% | 56 / 946 | |
| 3×3 | 10.73 | 13.27 | top 9.7% | 103 / 2,164 | |
| 4×4 | 1:01.41 | 1:23.87 | top 38.0% | 126 / 491 | |
| Skewb | 9.87 | 12.08 | top 54.1% | 211 / 438 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 33.59 | 40.74 | top 54.6% | 153 / 467 |
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
- 21 Sep 2024Four personal bests in one day at Rubik's WCA African Championship 2024.
- 17 Feb 2024First sub-15 3×3: 11.12 at Mid Summer Madness Cape Town 2024.
- 9 Dec 2023First competition: CubingZA Cape Cubes Challenge 2023. A 16.91 3×3 single to start from.
- 9 Dec 2023Three personal bests in one day at CubingZA Cape Cubes Challenge 2023.
Competitions
- Cape Cubes Challenge 2024 · 14 Dec 2024
- Rubik's WCA African Championship 2024 · 21 Sep 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Harvest Moon Cape Town 2024 · 27 Apr 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Mid Summer Madness Cape Town 2024 · 17 Feb 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingZA Cape Cubes Challenge 2023 · 9 Dec 2023 — 3 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.
- Jahziel Dominic Alonzo — met in 39 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Daniel Rush — met in 39 rounds, finished ahead once
- Jesse Osburn — met in 39 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.51 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.02 away.
Targets move as he improves.