People · South Africa
Tiaan de Klerk
Pyraminx · top 32.4% of 129,321 all-time · competing since June 2022 · 2022KLER03
Tiaan de Klerk has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 7.54, set at CubingZA Nationals 2025, puts him in the top 32.4% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 248th in South Africa. Across 2 competitions since June 2022, he has put 48 official solves on the record across five events. His 3×3 best has come down from 48.16 in June 2022 to 20.61, a 57% improvement. Tiaan has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 7.54 | 10.74 | top 32.4% | 248 / 946 | |
| 2×2 | 4.97 | 7.26 | top 39.0% | 416 / 1,510 | |
| 3×3 | 20.61 | 25.94 | top 41.7% | 588 / 2,164 | |
| Skewb | 8.19 | 12.62 | top 42.7% | 157 / 438 | |
| Square-1 | 43.90 | 55.25 | top 69.8% | 87 / 118 |
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
- 26 Apr 2025First sub-30 3×3: 23.04 at CubingZA Nationals 2025.
- 26 Apr 2025Three personal bests in one day at CubingZA Nationals 2025.
- 3 Jun 2022First competition: Arnold Classic Africa 2022. A 48.16 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- CubingZA Nationals 2025 · 26 Apr 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Arnold Classic Africa 2022 · 3 Jun 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.
- Marike Faught — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Ruben Grobler — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
- Timothy Lawrance — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 1.54 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.97 away.
Targets move as he improves.