People · South Africa
Tobias Lochner
Pyraminx · top 13.0% of 129,321 all-time · competing since March 2025 · 2025LOCH01
Tobias Lochner has been competing for a year. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.98, set at Howick Spring 2025, puts him in the top 13.0% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 103rd in South Africa. Across 10 competitions since March 2025, he has put 350 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 82% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 58.40 in March 2025 to 21.95, a 62% improvement. Tobias has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% 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 | 4.98 | 7.42 | top 13.0% | 103 / 946 | |
| Skewb | 4.39 | 8.51 | top 13.7% | 52 / 438 | |
| 2×2 | 3.55 | 5.96 | top 20.8% | 215 / 1,510 | |
| Square-1 | 26.50 | 35.04 | top 42.4% | 45 / 118 | |
| 3×3 | 21.95 | 26.90 | top 45.3% | 648 / 2,164 | |
| 4×4 | 1:29.77 | 1:49.36 | top 63.4% | 230 / 491 | |
| Clock | 19.85 | 25.50 | top 64.2% | 97 / 148 | |
| 5×5 | 3:08.51 | 3:29.63 | top 80.7% | 149 / 221 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 57.79 | 1:03.93 | top 82.6% | 305 / 467 | |
| Megaminx | 3:30.95 | 4:22.40 | top 83.9% | 184 / 266 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 56 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 46 / 53 | |
| 7×7 | 9:46.57 | — | early days — 2 solves | 67 / 69 |
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 Apr 2026Three personal bests in one day at Cubestuff Centurion Q2 2026.
- 4 Oct 2025Three personal bests in one day at Howick Spring 2025.
- 27 Sep 2025Six personal bests in one day at Menlo Cubing Open 2025.
- 6 Sep 2025Five personal bests in one day at Cubestuff Centurion Q3 2025.
- 12 Jul 2025Four personal bests in one day at Bold Solvin' Bloemfontein 2025.
- 7 Jun 2025Four personal bests in one day at Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Q2 2025.
Competitions
- Cubestuff Centurion Q2 2026 · 11 Apr 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- CubingZA FMC Championship 2025 · 4 Oct 2025
- Howick Spring 2025 · 4 Oct 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Menlo Cubing Open 2025 · 27 Sep 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- Cubestuff Centurion Q3 2025 · 6 Sep 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Bold Solvin' Bloemfontein 2025 · 12 Jul 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Q2 2025 · 7 Jun 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Beginner & Blind Johannesburg 2025 · 17 May 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- CubingZA Nationals 2025 · 26 Apr 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Hotel Q1 2025 · 8 Mar 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.
- Marike Faught — met in 61 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Osman Badroodin — met in 61 rounds, finished ahead once
- Rhynard Steyn — met in 58 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.98 away.
- A sub-4 Skewb single — 7,977 people have one; it is 0.39 away.
Targets move as he improves.