People · South Africa
Tristan Coetzee
Skewb · top 1.1% of 74,401 all-time · competing since September 2026 · 2026COET03
Tristan Coetzee has been competing for 2 months. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 1.88, set at GAN WCA African Championship 2026, puts him in the top 1.1% of the 74,401 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 6th in South Africa. Until December 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since September 2026, he has put 131 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. Tristan 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 | 1.88 | 10.33 | top 1.1% | 6 / 453 | |
| 3×3 | 11.68 | 16.33 | top 12.9% | 146 / 2,204 | |
| 4×4 | 51.31 | 59.47 | top 26.4% | 85 / 500 | |
| 2×2 | 4.01 | 4.45 | top 26.7% | 286 / 1,535 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.32 | 10.06 | top 30.5% | 238 / 963 | |
| Megaminx | 1:41.70 | 2:11.67 | top 35.8% | 61 / 268 | |
| 5×5 | 1:57.37 | 2:11.13 | top 47.8% | 83 / 227 | |
| Square-1 | 31.75 | 41.76 | top 52.9% | 61 / 121 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 43 moves | 52.67 | early days — 3 solves | 30 / 54 | |
| Clock | 19.66 | 23.95 | top 63.7% | 99 / 153 | |
| 6×6 | 4:33.06 | 4:59.81 | early days — 3 solves | 66 / 87 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 51.33 | 56.33 | top 77.9% | 278 / 475 | |
| 7×7 | 7:52.87 | — | early days — 1 solve | 63 / 74 |
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
- 24 Sep 2026Six personal bests in one day at GAN WCA African Championship 2026.
- 5 Sep 2026First competition: WCA African FMC Championship 2026.
Competitions
- GAN WCA African Championship 2026 · 24 Sep 2026 — 6 personal bests set
- Kirstenhof Early Spring 2026 · 6 Sep 2026
- WCA African FMC Championship 2026 · 5 Sep 2026
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.
- Dylan Swarts — met in 28 rounds, never finished ahead
- Daniel Rush — met in 28 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jesse Osburn — met in 28 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-1 Skewb single — 36 people have one; it is 0.88 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,738 people have one; it is 1.68 away.
Targets move as he improves.
Your career, on a tee
His best official average, every solve of it, sorted the way the scorecard sorts them. Printed from the official results, no name on it. Tee, sweatshirt, hoodie or mug →