People · South Africa
Shivaay Bhola
2×2 · top 11.8% of 186,767 all-time · competing since February 2024 · 2024BHOL01
Shivaay Bhola has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.78, set at Cubestuff Grand Challenge Cape Town 2025, puts him in the top 11.8% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 116th in South Africa. Across 6 competitions since February 2024, he has put 173 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 19% around a typical one; 99% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 32.41 in February 2024 to 13.02, a 60% improvement. Shivaay has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% 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 | 2.78 | 4.54 | top 11.8% | 116 / 1,510 | |
| 3×3 | 13.02 | 18.69 | top 17.5% | 206 / 2,164 | |
| Clock | 14.02 | 19.09 | top 43.9% | 60 / 148 | |
| Skewb | 8.41 | 11.04 | top 44.3% | 163 / 438 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.02 | 11.55 | top 53.1% | 426 / 946 | |
| 4×4 | 1:30.33 | 1:35.80 | top 63.8% | 236 / 491 |
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
- 6 Dec 2025First sub-20 3×3: 13.02 at Cubestuff Grand Challenge Cape Town 2025.
- 6 Dec 2025First sub-15 3×3: 13.02 at Cubestuff Grand Challenge Cape Town 2025.
- 6 Dec 2025Nine personal bests in one day at Cubestuff Grand Challenge Cape Town 2025.
- 7 Dec 2024Five personal bests in one day at CubeCo Durban Summer 2024.
- 21 Sep 2024First sub-30 3×3: 28.05 at Rubik's WCA African Championship 2024.
- 17 Feb 2024First competition: Mid Summer Madness Cape Town 2024. A 32.41 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cubestuff Grand Challenge Cape Town 2025 · 6 Dec 2025 — 9 personal bests set
- Howick Spring 2025 · 4 Oct 2025 — 1 personal best set
- CubeCo Coastal Cubing KZN 2025 · 21 Mar 2025
- CubeCo Durban Summer 2024 · 7 Dec 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA African Championship 2024 · 21 Sep 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Mid Summer Madness Cape Town 2024 · 17 Feb 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.
- Albert Kruger — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Waseem Hoosain — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead once
- Timothy Lawrance — met in 22 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.78 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.02 away.
Targets move as he improves.