People · South Africa
Yash Naidu
Skewb · top 3.8% of 73,281 all-time · competing since June 2023 · 2023NAID01
Yash Naidu has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 2.73, set at Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Q3 2026, puts him in the top 3.8% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 15th in South Africa. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since June 2023, he has put 200 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 78% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.54 in June 2023 to 19.45, a 17% improvement. Yash has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 2.73 | 4.97 | top 3.8% | 15 / 438 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.21 | 10.42 | top 21.6% | 166 / 946 | |
| 3×3 | 19.45 | 23.02 | top 38.4% | 530 / 2,164 | |
| Clock | 15.31 | 17.42 | top 49.2% | 68 / 148 | |
| 2×2 | 5.85 | 7.06 | top 49.3% | 551 / 1,510 | |
| Megaminx | 2:30.39 | 3:18.66 | top 61.2% | 126 / 266 | |
| 4×4 | 1:51.86 | 2:12.69 | top 77.7% | 314 / 491 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 56.15 | 1:14.00 | top 81.5% | 299 / 467 | |
| 5×5 | 3:18.78 | 3:58.86 | top 83.7% | 157 / 221 | |
| Square-1 | 1:14.78 | 1:33.17 | top 90.9% | 107 / 118 |
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 2026Five personal bests in one day at Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Q3 2026.
- 11 Apr 2026Three personal bests in one day at Cubestuff Centurion Q2 2026.
- 26 Apr 2025First sub-20 3×3: 19.45 at CubingZA Nationals 2025.
- 26 Apr 2025Six personal bests in one day at CubingZA Nationals 2025.
- 29 Mar 2025Three personal bests in one day at CuBeaulieu Craze Comeback 2025.
- 16 Jun 2023First competition: CubingZA National Championship 2023. A 36.95 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Q3 2026 · 1 Aug 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Cubestuff Centurion Q2 2026 · 11 Apr 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- CubingZA Nationals 2025 · 26 Apr 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- CuBeaulieu Craze Comeback 2025 · 29 Mar 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- CubingZA National Championship 2023 · 16 Jun 2023 — 2 personal bests 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.
- Ian Luies — met in 49 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Marike Faught — met in 48 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Osman Badroodin — met in 47 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-2 Skewb single — 1,013 people have one; it is 0.73 away.
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 0.21 away.
Targets move as he improves.