People · South Africa
Uan Hermanus
Pyraminx · top 5.9% of 130,891 all-time · competing since June 2016 · 2016HERM06
Uan Hermanus has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.59, set at Secunda Smooth Solvin' 2026, puts him in the top 5.9% of the 130,891 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 38th in South Africa. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since June 2016, he has put 415 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 19% around a typical one; 99% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.22 in June 2016 to 11.29, a 53% improvement. Uan has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% 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 | 3.59 | 8.71 | top 5.9% | 38 / 958 | |
| 3×3 | 11.29 | 15.85 | top 11.5% | 128 / 2,187 | |
| 2×2 | 4.17 | 5.89 | top 28.8% | 304 / 1,525 | |
| 4×4 | 57.93 | 1:07.54 | top 34.3% | 113 / 495 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 26.30 | 34.54 | top 37.7% | 106 / 473 | |
| Skewb | 7.92 | 15.43 | top 40.7% | 152 / 444 | |
| Square-1 | 36.67 | 47.92 | top 60.9% | 75 / 121 | |
| 5×5 | 2:41.36 | 3:12.65 | top 71.1% | 132 / 225 | |
| Megaminx | 3:45.57 | 4:21.08 | top 87.3% | 201 / 268 |
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
- 21 Sep 2024Four personal bests in one day at Rubik's WCA African Championship 2024.
- 16 Jun 2023Three personal bests in one day at CubingZA National Championship 2023.
- 11 Feb 2023Five personal bests in one day at Crazy Cubing Centurion 2023.
- 4 Dec 2016First sub-20 3×3: 16.18 at Cape Town 2016.
- 4 Dec 2016First sub-15 3×3: 14.43 at Cape Town 2016.
- 4 Dec 2016Three personal bests in one day at Cape Town 2016.
Competitions
- Secunda Smooth Solvin' 2026 · 1 Aug 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingZA Nationals 2025 · 26 Apr 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA African Championship 2024 · 21 Sep 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Cubestuff Challenge Q1 2024 · 27 Jan 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Pretoria Spring Afternoon 2023 · 25 Nov 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingZA National Championship 2023 · 16 Jun 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Crazy Cubing Centurion 2023 · 11 Feb 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA African Championship 2022 · 7 Oct 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Cape Town Spring 2019 · 20 Oct 2019
- Cape Town 2016 · 4 Dec 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Cape Town Open 2016 · 26 Jun 2016 — 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.
- Ruben Grobler — met in 67 rounds, never finished ahead
- Osman Badroodin — met in 66 rounds, never finished ahead
- Marike Faught — met in 65 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,783 people have one; it is 0.59 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 1.29 away.
Targets move as he improves.