People · South Africa
Xavier Fajemisin
3×3 · top 6.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since January 2023 · 2023FAJE01
Xavier Fajemisin has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.63, set at Puzzles in Pinehurst 2025, puts him in the top 6.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 66th in South Africa. Until November 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since January 2023, he has put 167 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 69% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.70 in January 2023 to 9.63, a 24% improvement. Xavier has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.63 | 13.27 | top 6.4% | 66 / 2,164 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.82 | 7.61 | top 6.8% | 47 / 946 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.04 | 21.00 | top 15.2% | 42 / 467 | |
| 2×2 | 3.70 | 6.83 | top 22.7% | 241 / 1,510 | |
| 4×4 | 52.06 | 56.38 | top 27.2% | 86 / 491 |
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
- 18 Jan 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.63 at Puzzles in Pinehurst 2025.
- 18 Jan 2025Four personal bests in one day at Puzzles in Pinehurst 2025.
- 21 Sep 2024Three personal bests in one day at Rubik's WCA African Championship 2024.
- 27 Apr 2024Four personal bests in one day at Harvest Moon Cape Town 2024.
- 28 Jan 2023First competition: CubingZA Cape Cubes Summer 2023. A 12.70 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Puzzles in Pinehurst 2025 · 18 Jan 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA African Championship 2024 · 21 Sep 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Harvest Moon Cape Town 2024 · 27 Apr 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- CubingZA Cape Cubes Spring 2023 · 30 Sep 2023
- CubingZA Cape Cubes Autumn 2023 · 22 Apr 2023 — 1 personal best set
- CubingZA Cape Cubes Summer 2023 · 28 Jan 2023
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.
- Daniel Rush — met in 34 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jesse Osburn — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Micah Willenburgh — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.63 away.
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.82 away.
Targets move as he improves.