People · South Africa
Thembinkosi Ndlovu
3×3 · top 19.9% of 288,433 all-time · competing since May 2019 · 2019NDLO01
Thembinkosi Ndlovu has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 13.67, set at Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Q3 2026, puts him in the top 19.9% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 241st in South Africa. Across 5 competitions since May 2019, he has put 55 official solves on the record across two events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 86% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.00 in May 2019 to 13.67, a 43% improvement. Thembinkosi has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 13.67 | 14.66 | top 19.9% | 241 / 2,187 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:00.27 | 1:38.36 | top 84.1% | 320 / 473 |
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 Sep 2025First sub-20 3×3: 14.01 at Cubestuff Centurion Q3 2025.
- 6 Sep 2025First sub-15 3×3: 14.01 at Cubestuff Centurion Q3 2025.
- 17 May 2019First competition: Arnold Classic Africa 2019. A 26.69 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Q3 2026 · 1 Aug 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubestuff Q4 Zwartkop 2025 · 29 Nov 2025
- Menlo Cubing Open 2025 · 27 Sep 2025
- Cubestuff Centurion Q3 2025 · 6 Sep 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Arnold Classic Africa 2019 · 17 May 2019 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Marike Faught — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
- Osman Badroodin — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
- Joshua Bennett — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 1.67 away.
- A sub-1:00 3×3 one-handed single — 62,621 people have one; it is 0.27 away.
Targets move as he improves.