People · South Africa
Tariq Hendricks
Pyraminx · top 19.9% of 130,891 all-time · competing since September 2023 · 2023HEND16
Tariq Hendricks has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 5.98, set at Qualifying in Kirstenhof 2024, puts him in the top 19.9% of the 130,891 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 154th in South Africa. Across 8 competitions since September 2023, he has put 187 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 60% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 41.92 in September 2023 to 14.97, a 64% improvement. Tariq has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 5.98 | 10.05 | top 19.9% | 154 / 958 | |
| 3×3 | 14.97 | 18.89 | top 24.4% | 312 / 2,187 | |
| 2×2 | 4.28 | 6.66 | top 30.1% | 318 / 1,525 | |
| Skewb | 7.61 | 13.59 | top 38.4% | 140 / 444 | |
| Clock | 26.60 | 35.89 | top 79.5% | 119 / 153 |
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-15 3×3: 14.97 at Cubestuff Grand Challenge Cape Town 2025.
- 18 Oct 2025Five personal bests in one day at Cape Cubes Spring 2025.
- 2 Aug 2025First sub-20 3×3: 16.23 at Cape Cubes Winter 2025.
- 2 Aug 2025Four personal bests in one day at Cape Cubes Winter 2025.
- 9 Nov 2024Three personal bests in one day at Beginner and Blind Cape Town 2024.
- 27 Apr 2024First sub-30 3×3: 26.07 at Harvest Moon Cape Town 2024.
Competitions
- Cubestuff Grand Challenge Cape Town 2025 · 6 Dec 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Cape Cubes Spring 2025 · 18 Oct 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Cape Cubes Winter 2025 · 2 Aug 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Beginner and Blind Cape Town 2024 · 9 Nov 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Qualifying in Kirstenhof 2024 · 24 Aug 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Harvest Moon Cape Town 2024 · 27 Apr 2024 — 1 personal best set
- CubingZA Cape Cubes Challenge 2023 · 9 Dec 2023 — 1 personal best set
- CubingZA Cape Cubes Spring 2023 · 30 Sep 2023
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.
- Daniel Rush — met in 38 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jahziel Dominic Alonzo — met in 38 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jesse Osburn — met in 36 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,242 people have one; it is 0.98 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 2.97 away.
Targets move as he improves.