People · South Africa
Simon van Wyngaard
Skewb · top 6.9% of 73,281 all-time · competing since December 2025 · 2025WYNG01
Simon van Wyngaard has been competing for 9 months. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 3.36, set at Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Q3 2026, puts him in the top 6.9% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 24th in South Africa. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since December 2025, he has put 75 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 34.12 in December 2025 to 18.72, a 45% improvement. Simon 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 3.36 | 6.65 | top 6.9% | 24 / 438 | |
| 3×3 | 18.72 | 23.62 | top 36.3% | 494 / 2,164 | |
| 2×2 | 5.11 | 5.67 | top 40.7% | 432 / 1,510 | |
| Pyraminx | 12.14 | 13.04 | top 68.1% | 574 / 946 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 52.80 | 1:04.82 | top 79.2% | 278 / 467 | |
| 4×4 | 2:08.82 | 2:29.25 | top 85.4% | 365 / 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
- 1 Aug 2026First sub-20 3×3: 18.72 at Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Q3 2026.
- 1 Aug 2026Four personal bests in one day at Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Q3 2026.
- 31 Jan 2026First sub-30 3×3: 22.26 at Cubestuff Centurion Q1 2026.
- 13 Dec 2025First competition: Merry Twistmas Lynnwood 2025. A 34.12 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Q3 2026 · 1 Aug 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Cubestuff Centurion Q1 2026 · 31 Jan 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Merry Twistmas Lynnwood 2025 · 13 Dec 2025
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 16 rounds, finished ahead once
- Vincent Hazelton-Lagarrigue — met in 16 rounds, never finished ahead
- Marike Faught — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.36 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 3.72 away.
Targets move as he improves.