People · South Africa
Ryno Marais
3×3 · top 11.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since January 2024 · 2024MARA02
Ryno Marais has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.17, set at Cubestuff Q4 Zwartkop 2025, puts him in the top 11.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 119th in South Africa. Across 7 competitions since January 2024, he has put 176 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 73% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.83 in January 2024 to 11.17, a 41% improvement. Ryno has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 11.17 | 12.83 | top 11.0% | 119 / 2,164 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.91 | 21.51 | top 23.0% | 64 / 467 | |
| 4×4 | 49.94 | 54.04 | top 24.6% | 75 / 491 | |
| 2×2 | 4.43 | 4.93 | top 32.0% | 334 / 1,510 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.20 | 11.43 | top 37.9% | 289 / 946 | |
| 5×5 | 1:47.83 | 2:02.01 | top 41.1% | 62 / 221 | |
| Skewb | 11.74 | 18.66 | top 64.7% | 254 / 438 | |
| Megaminx | 3:02.79 | 3:37.66 | top 75.4% | 156 / 266 |
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
- 1 Aug 2026Three personal bests in one day at Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Q3 2026.
- 31 Jan 2026Three personal bests in one day at Cubestuff Centurion Q1 2026.
- 29 Nov 2025First sub-15 3×3: 11.17 at Cubestuff Q4 Zwartkop 2025.
- 29 Nov 2025Three personal bests in one day at Cubestuff Q4 Zwartkop 2025.
- 27 Jan 2024First competition: Cubestuff Challenge Q1 2024. A 18.83 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Q3 2026 · 1 Aug 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubestuff Centurion Q1 2026 · 31 Jan 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubestuff Q4 Zwartkop 2025 · 29 Nov 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubestuff Centurion Q3 2025 · 6 Sep 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Inni-Horie-Fees 2024 · 5 Oct 2024
- Cubestuff Challenge Q2 2024 · 20 Apr 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Cubestuff Challenge Q1 2024 · 27 Jan 2024
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.
- Osman Badroodin — met in 38 rounds, never finished ahead
- Nathan Swanepoel — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Marike Faught — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.17 away.
- A sub-20 3×3 one-handed single — 15,081 people have one; it is 0.91 away.
Targets move as he improves.