People · South Africa
Shneur Zalman Smith
3×3 · top 33.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2016 · 2016SMIT35
Shneur Zalman Smith has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 17.91, set at Just Cube Joburg 2022, puts him in the top 33.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 440th in South Africa. Across 3 competitions since November 2016, he has put 24 official solves on the record across three events. His 3×3 best has come down from 1:02.89 in November 2016 to 17.91, a 72% improvement. Shneur has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% 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 | 17.91 | 23.53 | top 33.8% | 440 / 2,164 | |
| 2×2 | 8.61 | 9.87 | top 71.4% | 856 / 1,510 | |
| 4×4 | 1:41.31 | 2:00.36 | top 71.5% | 278 / 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
- 12 Nov 2022First sub-30 3×3: 17.91 at Just Cube Joburg 2022.
- 12 Nov 2022First sub-20 3×3: 17.91 at Just Cube Joburg 2022.
- 17 May 2019First sub-60 3×3: 46.27 at Arnold Classic Africa 2019.
- 27 Nov 2016First competition: Johannesburg 2016. A 1:02.89 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Just Cube Joburg 2022 · 12 Nov 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Arnold Classic Africa 2019 · 17 May 2019 — 1 personal best 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.
- Ruben Grobler — met in 5 rounds, never finished ahead
- Shivaan Harichander — met in 5 rounds, never finished ahead
- Damian Jansen — met in 5 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 2.91 away.
- A sub-8 2×2 single — 126,624 people have one; it is 0.61 away.
Targets move as he improves.