Head to head
Marike Faught vs Ruben Grobler
Two careers, 436 shared rounds, one running count. Everything below comes from the official results the two of them posted in the same rounds of the same competitions.
Marike Faught (South Africa) and Ruben Grobler (South Africa) have met in 436 rounds across 35 competitions since 2015. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Ruben Grobler leads Marike Faught: 383 finishes in front to 52 and 1 tie.
On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 17 shared events, Ruben Grobler holds the faster single in 12, Marike Faught in 5.
Personal bests, side by side
faster single in bold| Event | Marike Faught single | average | Ruben Grobler single | average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.49 | 11.05 | 6.31 | 7.78 |
| 2×2 | 2.54 | 3.96 | 1.19 | 1.75 |
| 4×4 | 34.94 | 40.23 | 28.09 | 33.01 |
| 5×5 | 1:06.27 | 1:12.23 | 53.80 | 59.49 |
| 6×6 | 2:24.82 | 2:36.01 | 1:47.89 | 1:59.25 |
| 7×7 | 3:52.79 | 4:14.51 | 2:52.73 | 3:07.36 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 30.79 | 33.89 | 58.46 | 1:28.28 |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 32 moves | 41.33 | 27 moves | 29.33 |
| 3×3 one-handed | 14.89 | 21.67 | 11.21 | 14.22 |
| Clock | 10.84 | 12.16 | 7.05 | 10.35 |
| Megaminx | 48.75 | 53.48 | 52.72 | 59.70 |
| Pyraminx | 5.10 | 8.23 | 2.46 | 3.95 |
| Skewb | 3.96 | 6.92 | 1.73 | 3.55 |
| Square-1 | 23.10 | 40.45 | 8.76 | 12.27 |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 4:15.00 | 5:59.71 | 6:34.94 | — |
| 5×5 blindfolded | 9:51.81 | — | 19:12.00 | — |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 20 of 21 cubes · 55:57 | — | 7 of 8 cubes · 34:49 | — |
Year by year
every meeting, 436 rounds in allRecent meetings
newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise| Year | Competition | Event | Round | Marike Faught | Ruben Grobler | ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Farrarmere Full Speed 2026 | 2×2 | First round | 7.56 | 2.76 | Ruben Grobler |
| 2026 | Farrarmere Full Speed 2026 | 2×2 | Final | 5.87 | 2.69 | Ruben Grobler |
| 2026 | Farrarmere Full Speed 2026 | 3×3 | Final | 12.52 | 9.77 | Ruben Grobler |
| 2026 | Farrarmere Full Speed 2026 | 3×3 | First round | 12.51 | 8.80 | Ruben Grobler |
| 2026 | Farrarmere Full Speed 2026 | 3×3 blindfolded | Final | 33.89 | 1:17.04 | Marike Faught |
| 2026 | Farrarmere Full Speed 2026 | 4×4 | Final | 45.65 | 33.24 | Ruben Grobler |
| 2026 | Farrarmere Full Speed 2026 | Pyraminx | Final | 10.17 | 6.13 | Ruben Grobler |
| 2026 | Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Q3 2026 | 2×2 | Final | 4.37 | 1.88 | Ruben Grobler |
| 2026 | Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Q3 2026 | 2×2 | First round | 6.50 | 2.37 | Ruben Grobler |
| 2026 | Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Q3 2026 | 3×3 | Second round | 11.61 | 8.96 | Ruben Grobler |
| 2026 | Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Q3 2026 | 3×3 | First round | 12.56 | 9.45 | Ruben Grobler |
| 2026 | Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Q3 2026 | 3×3 | Final | 11.88 | 8.79 | Ruben Grobler |
| 2026 | Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Q3 2026 | 3×3 one-handed | Final | 23.40 | 15.74 | Ruben Grobler |
| 2026 | Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Q3 2026 | 3×3 one-handed | First round | 25.97 | 15.50 | Ruben Grobler |
Full careers: Marike Faught · Ruben Grobler. A meeting is a round of one event at one competition where both finished with a counted result. Who finished ahead follows official placing in the round: rounds played to an average are won on the average, best-of rounds on the single.