People · South Africa
Zaydaan Adams
Pyraminx · top 20.4% of 129,321 all-time · competing since May 2024 · 2024ADAM11
Zaydaan Adams has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 6.05, set at Cubestuff Grand Challenge Cape Town 2025, puts him in the top 20.4% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 158th in South Africa. Across 6 competitions since May 2024, he has put 128 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one; 94% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 44.64 in May 2024 to 19.21, a 57% improvement. Zaydaan 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 6.05 | 11.86 | top 20.4% | 158 / 946 | |
| 3×3 | 19.21 | 27.04 | top 37.7% | 513 / 2,164 | |
| Skewb | 9.64 | 15.07 | top 52.7% | 203 / 438 | |
| 2×2 | 8.88 | 10.27 | top 72.9% | 872 / 1,510 |
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
- 8 Feb 2026First sub-20 3×3: 19.21 at Cubing in the Cape Q1 2026.
- 6 Dec 2025Three personal bests in one day at Cubestuff Grand Challenge Cape Town 2025.
- 8 Mar 2025Three personal bests in one day at Newcomers Cape Cube-Fest 2025.
- 24 Aug 2024First sub-30 3×3: 27.19 at Qualifying in Kirstenhof 2024.
- 11 May 2024First competition: Eversdal Autumn 2024. A 44.64 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cubing in the Cape Q1 2026 · 8 Feb 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Cubestuff Grand Challenge Cape Town 2025 · 6 Dec 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Newcomers Cape Cube-Fest 2025 · 8 Mar 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA African Championship 2024 · 21 Sep 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Qualifying in Kirstenhof 2024 · 24 Aug 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Eversdal Autumn 2024 · 11 May 2024
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 26 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jahziel Dominic Alonzo — met in 26 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jesse Osburn — met in 24 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 0.05 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 4.21 away.
Targets move as he improves.