People · South Africa
Sihle Samukelo Dlamini
Skewb · top 22.9% of 73,281 all-time · competing since November 2022 · 2022DLAM03
Sihle Samukelo Dlamini has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 5.63, set at Crazy Cubing Centurion 2023, puts him in the top 22.9% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 81st in South Africa. Across 4 competitions since November 2022, he has put 92 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 4 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 38.00 in November 2022 to 20.75, a 45% improvement. Sihle has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 5.63 | 8.14 | top 22.9% | 81 / 438 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.45 | 10.77 | top 40.1% | 311 / 946 | |
| 3×3 | 20.75 | 24.79 | top 42.0% | 593 / 2,164 | |
| 2×2 | 6.77 | 8.64 | top 58.5% | 667 / 1,510 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 40.34 | 56.23 | top 65.8% | 201 / 467 | |
| 4×4 | 2:04.45 | — | early days — 2 solves | 355 / 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
- 11 Feb 2023Four personal bests in one day at Crazy Cubing Centurion 2023.
- 3 Dec 2022First sub-30 3×3: 27.00 at CubeCo Durban Summer 2022.
- 3 Dec 2022Three personal bests in one day at CubeCo Durban Summer 2022.
- 12 Nov 2022First competition: Just Cube Joburg 2022. A 38.00 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Dolphin Coast Autumn 2023 · 1 May 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Crazy Cubing Centurion 2023 · 11 Feb 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- CubeCo Durban Summer 2022 · 3 Dec 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Just Cube Joburg 2022 · 12 Nov 2022
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.
- Muzi Dlamini — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
- Daniel Rush — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead once
- Conrad Roets — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-5 Skewb single — 13,285 people have one; it is 0.63 away.
- A sub-8 Pyraminx single — 46,752 people have one; it is 0.45 away.
Targets move as he improves.