People · South Africa
Zander Daniel Wessels
Pyraminx · top 5.4% of 129,321 all-time · competing since August 2022 · 2022WESS02
Zander Daniel Wessels has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.49, set at Mid Summer Madness Cape Town 2024, puts him in the top 5.4% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 33rd in South Africa. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since August 2022, he has put 378 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 91% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 42.31 in August 2022 to 12.49, a 70% improvement. Zander has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% 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 | 3.49 | 5.86 | top 5.4% | 33 / 946 | |
| Clock | 6.07 | 7.46 | top 7.5% | 10 / 148 | |
| Skewb | 4.35 | 6.57 | top 13.4% | 50 / 438 | |
| 2×2 | 3.10 | 4.55 | top 15.4% | 156 / 1,510 | |
| 3×3 | 12.49 | 16.95 | top 15.6% | 180 / 2,164 | |
| 5×5 | 1:18.94 | 2:14.50 | top 18.3% | 25 / 221 | |
| Megaminx | 1:41.67 | 2:08.60 | top 35.6% | 59 / 266 | |
| 4×4 | 1:02.76 | 1:08.74 | top 39.4% | 134 / 491 | |
| Square-1 | 25.35 | 31.10 | top 39.8% | 40 / 118 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 37.20 | 41.17 | top 61.1% | 174 / 467 | |
| 6×6 | 3:59.51 | 4:22.23 | top 65.2% | 49 / 84 | |
| 7×7 | 6:10.49 | 6:29.82 | top 70.2% | 35 / 69 |
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 2024Three personal bests in one day at Rubik's WCA African Championship 2024.
- 17 Feb 2024Seven personal bests in one day at Mid Summer Madness Cape Town 2024.
- 9 Dec 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.39 at CubingZA Cape Cubes Challenge 2023.
- 9 Dec 2023Five personal bests in one day at CubingZA Cape Cubes Challenge 2023.
- 16 Jun 2023Eleven personal bests in one day at CubingZA National Championship 2023.
- 22 Apr 2023Four personal bests in one day at CubingZA Cape Cubes Autumn 2023.
Competitions
- Rubik's WCA African Championship 2024 · 21 Sep 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Deep South Solving Cape Town 2024 · 6 Apr 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Mid Summer Madness Cape Town 2024 · 17 Feb 2024 — 7 personal bests set
- CubingZA Cape Cubes Challenge 2023 · 9 Dec 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- CubingZA National Championship 2023 · 16 Jun 2023 — 11 personal bests set
- CubingZA Cape Cubes Autumn 2023 · 22 Apr 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- CubingZA Cape Cubes Summer 2023 · 28 Jan 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Green School Paarl Open 2022 · 28 Aug 2022
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.
- Maverick Pearson — met in 87 rounds, finished ahead 18 times
- Daniel Rush — met in 85 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Jesse Osburn — met in 84 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.49 away.
- A sub-6 Clock single — 2,324 people have one; it is 0.07 away.
Targets move as he improves.