People · South Africa
Ruben Meister
3×3 · top 16.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2026 · 2026MEIS01
Ruben Meister has been competing for 1 month. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 12.67, set at Secunda Smooth Solvin' 2026, puts him in the top 16.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 188th in South Africa. Across 1 competition since August 2026, he has put 18 official solves on the record across four events.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 12.67 | 15.14 | top 16.3% | 188 / 2,164 | |
| 2×2 | 5.19 | 5.90 | top 41.7% | 447 / 1,510 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 38.07 | 47.40 | top 62.5% | 184 / 467 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 4:55.97 | — | early days — 3 solves | 41 / 53 |
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 story so far
- 1 Aug 2026First competition: Secunda Smooth Solvin' 2026. A 12.67 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Secunda Smooth Solvin' 2026 · 1 Aug 2026
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.
- Yusuf Talha Sayed Karim — met in 4 rounds, finished ahead once
- Caitlin de Beer — met in 3 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Janko van der Linden — met in 3 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.67 away.
- A sub-5 2×2 single — 73,413 people have one; it is 0.19 away.
Targets move as he improves.