People · South Africa
Wayne Claassen
Pyraminx · top 10.8% of 130,891 all-time · competing since May 2022 · 2022CLAA02
Wayne Claassen has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.59, set at Cubestuff Grand Challenge - The Leonardo 2026, puts him in the top 10.8% of the 130,891 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 87th in South Africa. Across 10 competitions since May 2022, he has put 368 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 56% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.19 in May 2022 to 13.40, a 34% improvement. Wayne 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 | 4.59 | 8.14 | top 10.8% | 87 / 958 | |
| 2×2 | 3.11 | 4.48 | top 15.6% | 160 / 1,525 | |
| 3×3 | 13.40 | 17.71 | top 18.9% | 228 / 2,187 | |
| Skewb | 5.34 | 7.80 | top 20.8% | 80 / 444 | |
| Clock | 9.32 | 11.57 | top 21.5% | 26 / 153 | |
| 4×4 | 57.13 | 1:14.48 | top 33.4% | 108 / 495 | |
| Square-1 | 27.41 | 37.78 | top 44.5% | 50 / 121 | |
| Megaminx | 2:19.41 | 2:28.64 | top 56.2% | 110 / 268 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 34.75 | 45.08 | top 56.9% | 162 / 473 | |
| 5×5 | 2:13.46 | 2:23.86 | top 57.5% | 102 / 225 | |
| 6×6 | 3:54.40 | 4:32.92 | top 63.7% | 47 / 87 | |
| 7×7 | 6:59.98 | — | early days — 2 solves | 49 / 73 |
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 2026Three personal bests in one day at GAN WCA African Championship 2026.
- 1 Aug 2026Three personal bests in one day at Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Q3 2026.
- 20 Jun 2026First sub-15 3×3: 13.40 at Cubestuff Grand Challenge - The Leonardo 2026.
- 17 May 2026Three personal bests in one day at Benoni May Madness 2026.
- 3 Jun 2022First sub-20 3×3: 16.90 at Arnold Classic Africa 2022.
- 3 Jun 2022Three personal bests in one day at Arnold Classic Africa 2022.
Competitions
- GAN WCA African Championship 2026 · 24 Sep 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Farrarmere Full Speed 2026 · 22 Aug 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Q3 2026 · 1 Aug 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubing in the Cape Q3 2026 · 18 Jul 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Cubestuff Grand Challenge - The Leonardo 2026 · 20 Jun 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Benoni May Madness 2026 · 17 May 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubestuff Centurion Q2 2026 · 11 Apr 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Beginner & Blind Benoni 2026 · 29 Mar 2026
- Arnold Classic Africa 2022 · 3 Jun 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Gauteng Autumn 2022 · 15 May 2022 — 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 68 rounds, finished ahead 24 times
- Isaac Scheepers — met in 58 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Ian Luies — met in 53 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 10,050 people have one; it is 0.59 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.11 away.
Targets move as he improves.