People · South Africa
Yahya Hoosen
3×3 · top 60.5% of 288,433 all-time · competing since December 2025 · 2025HOOS01
Yahya Hoosen has been competing for 10 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 28.84, set at Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Q3 2026, puts him in the top 60.5% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,013th in South Africa. Across 3 competitions since December 2025, he has put 34 official solves on the record across two events. His 3×3 best has come down from 53.64 in December 2025 to 28.84, a 46% improvement. Yahya 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 28.84 | 34.60 | top 60.5% | 1,013 / 2,187 | |
| 2×2 | 9.86 | 11.16 | top 77.4% | 959 / 1,525 |
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
- 1 Aug 2026First sub-30 3×3: 28.84 at Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Q3 2026.
- 13 Dec 2025First competition: Merry Twistmas Lynnwood 2025. A 53.64 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Q3 2026 · 1 Aug 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubestuff Centurion Q1 2026 · 31 Jan 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Merry Twistmas Lynnwood 2025 · 13 Dec 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.
- Albert Kruger — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead once
- Marike Faught — met in 8 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ruben Grobler — met in 8 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-25 3×3 single — 151,957 people have one; it is 3.84 away.
- A sub-8 2×2 single — 128,257 people have one; it is 1.86 away.
Targets move as he improves.