Ruben van Niekerk
Region | WCA ID | Gender | Competitions | Completed Solves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 2022NIEK01 | Male | 14 | 653 |
Current Personal Records
| Event | NR | CR | WR | Single | Average | WR | CR | NR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | 56 | 126 | 16167 | 9.88 | 11.22 | 11859 | 86 | 37 | |
| 2x2x2 Cube | 126 | 209 | 24963 | 3.15 | 3.84 | 9830 | 71 | 42 | |
| 4x4x4 Cube | 28 | 70 | 10569 | 43.04 | 49.14 | 10315 | 70 | 30 | |
| 5x5x5 Cube | 40 | 69 | 11400 | 1:38.27 | 1:46.54 | 10693 | 62 | 36 | |
| 6x6x6 Cube | 43 | 69 | 10976 | 4:35.09 | 4:42.22 | 9232 | 63 | 41 | |
| 3x3x3 Fewest Moves | 41 | 64 | 9479 | 55 | |||||
| 3x3x3 One-Handed | 37 | 75 | 9849 | 18.44 | 22.01 | 8693 | 62 | 27 | |
| Megaminx | 27 | 41 | 7277 | 1:26.65 | 1:41.81 | 7941 | 42 | 27 | |
| Pyraminx | 86 | 134 | 16825 | 5.37 | 9.17 | 21652 | 164 | 100 | |
| Skewb | 89 | 127 | 21873 | 7.21 | 9.14 | 14966 | 87 | 61 | |
| Square-1 | 28 | 40 | 6475 | 21.29 | 25.29 | 5098 | 28 | 20 |
| 3x3x3 Cube | |||||||||||
| CuBeaulieu Craze Comeback 2025 | Final | 6 | 9.88 | 11.22 | 12.47 | DNF | 10.14 | 9.88 | 11.04 | ||
| Second round | 11 | 10.49 | 12.90 | 14.87 | 12.42 | 10.49 | 14.19 | 12.10 | |||
| First round | 12 | 9.96 | 13.73 | 19.80 | 11.58 | 16.25 | 9.96 | 13.35 | |||
| Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Hotel Q1 2025 | Final | 11 | 11.65 | 13.02 | 11.65 | 12.81 | 14.41 | 22.19 | 11.84 | ||
| Second round | 13 | 12.09 | 14.73 | 12.09 | 16.64 | 15.10 | 16.27 | 12.83 | |||
| First round | 10 | 12.22 | 12.88 | 12.95 | 12.72 | 12.22 | DNF | 12.97 | |||
| CuBeaulieu Craze 2024 | Final | 7 | 11.42 | 13.30 | 12.23 | 13.28 | 14.40 | 15.32 | 11.42 | ||
| Second round | 7 | 11.20 | 13.15 | DNF | 11.20 | 14.10 | 12.66 | 12.68 | |||
| First round | 8 | 11.60 | 14.10 | 12.92 | 11.60 | 14.97 | 14.41 | 15.85 | |||
| Cubestuff Challenge Q4 Menlyn Park 2024 | Final | 16 | 12.75 | 15.89 | 12.75 | 14.59 | 17.47 | 15.62 | 18.29 | ||
| Second round | 8 | 12.24 | 13.00 | 12.24 | 13.28 | 13.41 | 15.77 | 12.32 | |||
| First round | 7 | 10.74 | 12.38 | DNF | 11.08 | 12.42 | 13.65 | 10.74 | |||
| Inni-Horie-Fees 2024 | Final | 11 | 12.90 | 15.28 | 16.32 | 12.90 | 26.27 | 13.80 | 15.72 | ||
| First round | 10 | 12.29 | 14.21 | 12.29 | 14.00 | 14.33 | DNF | 14.29 | |||
| Rubik's WCA African Championship 2024 | Semi Final | 43 | 12.64 | 16.85 | 14.44 | 18.15 | 18.10 | 12.64 | 18.02 | ||
| Second round | 40 | 13.12 | 14.13 | 14.60 | 13.12 | 16.16 | 14.44 | 13.36 | |||
| First round | 48 | 13.36 | 15.42 | 13.36 | 16.83 | 19.36 | 13.89 | 15.53 | |||
| Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Q3 2024 | Final | 16 | 13.35 | 15.11 | 13.80 | 14.08 | 18.56 | 13.35 | 17.45 | ||
| Second round | 15 | 13.05 | 15.14 | 13.05 | 14.18 | 16.47 | 14.77 | 17.56 | |||
| First round | 18 | 13.27 | 17.28 | 19.47 | 21.74 | 14.22 | 13.27 | 18.14 | |||
| Cubestuff Challenge Q2 2024 | Final | 11 | 13.32 | 14.44 | 16.05 | 13.67 | 13.32 | 13.61 | 19.98 | ||
| First round | 13 | 13.27 | 15.11 | 18.47 | 16.27 | 14.69 | 14.37 | 13.27 | |||
| Cubestuff Challenge Q1 2024 | Final | 18 | 14.69 | 17.06 | 21.05 | 17.91 | 15.82 | 14.69 | 17.44 | ||
| First round | 20 | 13.72 | 16.14 | 13.72 | 13.98 | 15.75 | 18.69 | 20.19 | |||
| CubingZA National Championship 2023 | Semi Final | 53 | 23.13 | 26.24 | 23.13 | 30.26 | 23.99 | DNF | 24.48 | ||
| Second round | 52 | 19.54 | 25.19 | 26.88 | DNF | 19.54 | 23.96 | 24.72 | |||
| First round | 38 | 18.14 | 20.27 | 19.27 | 18.14 | 18.74 | 22.80 | 24.90 | |||
| Crazy Cubing Centurion 2023 | Second round | 30 | 20.24 | 22.44 | 24.00 | 20.24 | 24.37 | 23.01 | 20.31 | ||
| First round | 24 | 18.65 | 21.84 | 19.88 | 18.65 | 25.48 | 22.79 | 22.86 | |||
| Just Cube Joburg 2022 | First round | 31 | 21.26 | 25.06 | 21.26 | 36.75 | 21.50 | 28.80 | 24.88 | ||
| Inni-Horie-Fees Speedcubing 2022 | First round | 26 | 23.33 | 25.81 | 26.83 | 23.33 | 26.94 | DNF | 23.66 | ||
| Arnold Classic Africa 2022 | First round | 64 | 34.56 | 44.40 | 34.56 | 44.88 | 41.08 | DNF | 47.24 | ||
| 2x2x2 Cube | |||||||||||
| CuBeaulieu Craze Comeback 2025 | Final | 8 | 3.15 | 4.15 | 3.15 | 4.78 | 3.86 | 5.42 | 3.81 | ||
| First round | 21 | 4.23 | 6.18 | 4.45 | 7.02 | 4.23 | 7.06 | DNF | |||
| Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Hotel Q1 2025 | Final | 5 | 3.68 | 3.84 | 7.64 | 3.68 | 3.73 | 3.84 | 3.95 | ||
| First round | 14 | 3.50 | 4.82 | 3.50 | 7.80 | 5.14 | 3.87 | 5.44 | |||
| CuBeaulieu Craze 2024 | Final | 4 | 3.89 | 4.39 | 4.68 | 3.89 | 5.62 | 3.90 | 4.59 | ||
| First round | 8 | 3.79 | 4.65 | 5.89 | 4.51 | 3.85 | 5.60 | 3.79 | |||
| Cubestuff Challenge Q4 Menlyn Park 2024 | Final | 7 | 3.56 | 4.92 | 5.30 | 8.01 | 4.37 | 3.56 | 5.09 | ||
| Second round | 11 | 4.33 | 4.85 | 7.51 | 5.40 | 4.33 | 4.81 | 4.33 | |||
| First round | 10 | 3.98 | 4.97 | 4.93 | 5.09 | 7.41 | 4.88 | 3.98 | |||
| Inni-Horie-Fees 2024 | Final | 7 | 3.83 | 5.19 | 3.83 | 5.28 | 15.92 | 5.53 | 4.77 | ||
| First round | 11 | 3.16 | 5.10 | 12.76 | 5.17 | 5.11 | 5.02 | 3.16 | |||
| Rubik's WCA African Championship 2024 | Second round | 41 | 4.18 | 5.64 | 6.37 | 4.30 | 6.26 | 4.18 | 6.50 | ||
| First round | 42 | 3.47 | 5.75 | 5.35 | 9.12 | 5.60 | 3.47 | 6.29 | |||
| Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Q3 2024 | Final | 10 | 4.37 | 5.57 | 5.19 | 8.82 | 5.99 | 4.37 | 5.53 | ||
| First round | 13 | 4.33 | 5.24 | 5.15 | 4.52 | 4.33 | 6.05 | 10.72 | |||
| Cubestuff Challenge Q2 2024 | Final | 12 | 5.62 | 6.53 | 5.94 | 5.79 | 7.95 | 7.87 | 5.62 | ||
| Second round | 11 | 4.18 | 5.10 | 6.69 | 5.02 | 5.27 | 5.01 | 4.18 | |||
| First round | 12 | 4.00 | 6.05 | 9.15 | 5.48 | 6.81 | 5.85 | 4.00 | |||
| Cubestuff Challenge Q1 2024 | Final | 21 | 3.34 | 6.59 | 5.60 | 3.34 | 6.31 | 11.14 | 7.85 | ||
| First round | 17 | 4.45 | 5.84 | 4.45 | 5.98 | 6.29 | 6.24 | 5.30 | |||
| CubingZA National Championship 2023 | Second round | 29 | 4.09 | 6.10 | 8.33 | 4.09 | 4.93 | 9.71 | 5.03 | ||
| First round | 38 | 5.49 | 7.08 | 6.26 | DNF | 6.90 | 5.49 | 8.09 | |||
| Crazy Cubing Centurion 2023 | First round | 26 | 4.88 | 7.84 | 7.31 | 8.68 | 4.88 | 7.54 | 9.85 | ||
| Just Cube Joburg 2022 | First round | 27 | 6.51 | 8.61 | 8.81 | 17.20 | 7.30 | 6.51 | 9.71 | ||
| Inni-Horie-Fees Speedcubing 2022 | Final | 21 | 5.64 | 9.40 | 9.96 | 9.70 | 5.64 | 13.08 | 8.55 | ||
| Arnold Classic Africa 2022 | First round | 45 | 9.50 | 11.88 | 9.50 | 21.00 | 10.19 | 14.50 | 10.96 | ||
| 4x4x4 Cube | |||||||||||
| CuBeaulieu Craze Comeback 2025 | Final | 7 | 43.07 | 50.45 | 57.25 | 45.43 | 43.07 | 51.31 | 54.62 | ||
| First round | 8 | 44.71 | 49.82 | 44.71 | 54.18 | 1:00.62 | 47.15 | 48.12 | |||
| Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Hotel Q1 2025 | Final | 9 | 43.04 | 49.14 | 48.04 | 52.61 | 43.04 | 48.63 | 50.75 | ||
| First round | 8 | 47.03 | 49.54 | 48.55 | 47.76 | 1:00.74 | 47.03 | 52.30 | |||
| Cubestuff Challenge Q4 Menlyn Park 2024 | Final | 7 | 49.68 | 59.89 | 52.34 | 1:04.91 | 49.68 | 1:02.43 | DNF | ||
| First round | 8 | 51.47 | 1:07.74 | 51.47 | 1:29.97 | DNF | 56.58 | 56.68 | |||
| Rubik's WCA African Championship 2024 | First round | 69 | 51.79 | DNF | 1:01.22 | 51.79 | 55.33 | DNF | DNF | ||
| Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Q3 2024 | Final | 10 | 49.47 | 1:01.81 | 57.57 | DNF | 1:02.16 | 49.47 | 1:05.71 | ||
| First round | 11 | 57.99 | 1:09.24 | 57.99 | 1:10.81 | 1:02.56 | DNF | 1:14.34 | |||
| Cubestuff Challenge Q1 2024 | Final | 12 | 55.80 | 1:02.67 | 1:02.09 | 1:01.14 | 1:04.77 | 55.80 | 1:10.97 | ||
| CubingZA National Championship 2023 | First round | 27 | 1:11.61 | 1:18.68 | 1:24.51 | 1:17.94 | 1:30.53 | 1:13.58 | 1:11.61 | ||
| Crazy Cubing Centurion 2023 | First round | 20 | 1:26.84 | 1:35.00 | 1:44.17 | 1:26.84 | 1:42.84 | 1:29.10 | 1:33.06 | ||
| Just Cube Joburg 2022 | Final | 28 | 1:42.40 | 2:06.44 | 2:18.46 | 1:42.40 | 2:11.00 | 2:12.67 | 1:55.65 | ||
| Inni-Horie-Fees Speedcubing 2022 | Final | 17 | 1:56.57 | 2:56.15 | 1:56.57 | DNF | 2:54.25 | 2:34.93 | 3:19.28 | ||
| 5x5x5 Cube | |||||||||||
| CuBeaulieu Craze Comeback 2025 | Final | 8 | 1:38.27 | 1:46.54 | 1:44.00 | 1:44.01 | 1:53.29 | 1:51.62 | 1:38.27 | ||
| First round | 8 | 1:42.27 | 1:52.94 | 2:11.97 | 1:42.40 | 1:44.44 | 1:42.27 | 2:16.73 | |||
| CuBeaulieu Craze 2024 | Final | 8 | 1:55.51 | 2:06.27 | 2:11.89 | 1:58.02 | 2:08.89 | 2:16.56 | 1:55.51 | ||
| First round | 8 | 1:56.67 | 2:09.67 | 2:04.75 | 2:17.28 | 1:56.67 | 2:33.96 | 2:06.98 | |||
| Rubik's WCA African Championship 2024 | Second round | 33 | 2:00.83 | 2:08.76 | 2:08.20 | 2:13.82 | 2:10.24 | 2:07.85 | 2:00.83 | ||
| First round | 37 | 2:05.02 | 2:27.86 | 2:18.13 | 2:33.93 | 2:32.04 | 2:05.02 | 2:33.42 | |||
| Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Q3 2024 | Final | 13 | 2:10.90 | 2:22.95 | 2:23.11 | 2:22.12 | 2:23.62 | 2:40.81 | 2:10.90 | ||
| Cubestuff Challenge Q1 2024 | Final | 14 | 2:20.43 | 2:34.16 | 2:51.79 | 2:29.47 | 2:40.98 | 2:20.43 | 2:32.02 | ||
| CubingZA National Championship 2023 | First round | 29 | DNF | DNF | DNF | ||||||
| 6x6x6 Cube | |||||||||||
| CuBeaulieu Craze Comeback 2025 | Final | 9 | 4:35.09 | 4:42.22 | 4:36.45 | 4:35.09 | 4:55.12 | ||||
| 3x3x3 Fewest Moves | |||||||||||
| Rubik's WCA African Championship 2024 | Final | 24 | 55 | DNF | DNF | 55 | DNS | ||||
| 3x3x3 One-Handed | |||||||||||
| CuBeaulieu Craze Comeback 2025 | Final | 10 | 18.44 | 25.22 | 23.69 | 22.65 | 39.98 | 29.33 | 18.44 | ||
| First round | 9 | 18.89 | 24.81 | 27.83 | 21.60 | 18.89 | 25.00 | 28.19 | |||
| Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Hotel Q1 2025 | Final | 10 | 20.41 | 25.15 | 24.72 | 20.41 | 26.37 | 24.41 | 26.31 | ||
| First round | 6 | 19.28 | 22.01 | 21.87 | 29.87 | 19.28 | 22.16 | 22.01 | |||
| CuBeaulieu Craze 2024 | Final | 7 | 20.30 | 26.87 | 24.53 | 31.64 | 20.30 | DNF | 24.44 | ||
| First round | 8 | 19.10 | 30.70 | 30.12 | 23.35 | 19.10 | 51.75 | 38.62 | |||
| Rubik's WCA African Championship 2024 | Second round | 37 | 25.26 | 28.46 | 27.85 | 26.64 | 30.88 | 50.43 | 25.26 | ||
| First round | 37 | 23.89 | 29.75 | 29.40 | 40.10 | 31.61 | 28.24 | 23.89 | |||
| Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Q3 2024 | First round | 15 | 28.17 | 38.34 | 33.51 | 28.17 | DNF | 40.17 | 41.34 | ||
| Cubestuff Challenge Q2 2024 | Final | 9 | 20.26 | 30.47 | 31.70 | 20.26 | 29.79 | 31.08 | 30.55 | ||
| First round | 10 | 25.56 | 30.35 | 25.56 | 30.23 | 33.79 | 30.42 | 30.41 | |||
| CubingZA National Championship 2023 | First round | 29 | 37.44 | 45.18 | 42.63 | DNF | 40.86 | 52.06 | 37.44 | ||
| Crazy Cubing Centurion 2023 | First round | 19 | 43.10 | 53.97 | DNF | 56.56 | 48.48 | 56.87 | 43.10 | ||
| Megaminx | |||||||||||
| Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Hotel Q1 2025 | Final | 8 | 1:26.65 | 1:43.68 | 1:39.39 | 1:43.98 | 1:26.65 | 2:17.14 | 1:47.67 | ||
| First round | 11 | 1:48.60 | 2:01.29 | DNF | 1:48.60 | 2:09.31 | 1:52.76 | 2:01.79 | |||
| CuBeaulieu Craze 2024 | Final | 4 | 1:36.53 | 1:43.42 | 1:37.47 | 2:01.41 | 1:38.02 | 1:54.78 | 1:36.53 | ||
| First round | 4 | 1:33.64 | 1:41.81 | 1:38.65 | 1:41.83 | 1:49.72 | 1:44.96 | 1:33.64 | |||
| Rubik's WCA African Championship 2024 | First round | 27 | 1:38.24 | 1:46.81 | 1:45.18 | 1:38.24 | 1:46.87 | 1:48.38 | 2:02.08 | ||
| Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Q3 2024 | Final | 8 | 1:38.99 | 1:43.49 | 1:38.99 | 2:04.36 | 1:42.72 | 1:46.97 | 1:40.78 | ||
| Cubestuff Challenge Q2 2024 | First round | 16 | 2:36.02 | 2:45.34 | 2:48.04 | 2:40.61 | 2:36.02 | 2:49.77 | 2:47.36 | ||
| Cubestuff Challenge Q1 2024 | Final | 17 | 3:02.58 | 3:12.35 | 3:02.58 | ||||||
| CubingZA National Championship 2023 | First round | 29 | 3:34.64 | 3:34.64 | DNF | ||||||
| Pyraminx | |||||||||||
| Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Hotel Q1 2025 | First round | 23 | 6.96 | 13.25 | 16.12 | 12.38 | DNF | 6.96 | 11.25 | ||
| CuBeaulieu Craze 2024 | Final | 10 | 9.43 | 10.66 | 10.13 | 11.68 | 9.43 | 11.82 | 10.16 | ||
| First round | 10 | 5.37 | 10.70 | 10.62 | 5.37 | 14.52 | 13.09 | 8.40 | |||
| Inni-Horie-Fees 2024 | Final | 13 | 7.19 | 10.75 | 9.91 | 12.67 | 7.19 | 10.69 | 11.64 | ||
| Rubik's WCA African Championship 2024 | Second round | 35 | 8.36 | 10.74 | 11.79 | 8.36 | 14.94 | 12.08 | 8.36 | ||
| First round | 34 | 6.27 | 9.99 | 7.77 | 12.75 | 14.23 | 9.45 | 6.27 | |||
| Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Q3 2024 | Final | 5 | 6.29 | 9.17 | 7.54 | 8.57 | 11.39 | 6.29 | 11.45 | ||
| First round | 16 | 9.62 | 14.59 | 9.62 | 17.08 | 12.00 | DNF | 14.68 | |||
| Cubestuff Challenge Q2 2024 | Final | 17 | 10.68 | 14.59 | 16.78 | DNF | 14.22 | 12.78 | 10.68 | ||
| First round | 12 | 6.39 | 11.14 | 13.24 | 11.85 | 8.33 | 6.39 | 15.94 | |||
| Cubestuff Challenge Q1 2024 | Final | 34 | 9.04 | 15.40 | 14.35 | 16.71 | 15.13 | DNF | 9.04 | ||
| CubingZA National Championship 2023 | First round | 17 | 7.69 | 9.52 | 9.74 | 12.52 | 10.90 | 7.92 | 7.69 | ||
| Crazy Cubing Centurion 2023 | Final | 26 | 10.46 | 15.18 | 18.20 | 17.53 | 15.27 | 12.74 | 10.46 | ||
| Just Cube Joburg 2022 | Final | 16 | 11.33 | 13.69 | 11.65 | 11.33 | 16.02 | 18.17 | 13.39 | ||
| Inni-Horie-Fees Speedcubing 2022 | Final | 26 | 11.17 | 22.27 | 24.15 | 28.47 | 11.17 | 23.72 | 18.93 | ||
| Arnold Classic Africa 2022 | Final | 28 | 11.19 | 16.62 | 18.54 | 12.57 | 20.68 | 18.74 | 11.19 | ||
| Skewb | |||||||||||
| CuBeaulieu Craze Comeback 2025 | First round | 15 | 7.21 | 12.86 | 21.15 | 7.21 | 13.04 | 12.92 | 12.63 | ||
| Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Hotel Q1 2025 | Final | 14 | 8.39 | 12.06 | 15.29 | 8.39 | 11.48 | 9.40 | 35.81 | ||
| First round | 13 | 9.15 | 11.59 | 19.41 | 11.95 | 9.15 | 11.44 | 11.37 | |||
| Cubestuff Challenge Q4 Menlyn Park 2024 | Final | 6 | 7.40 | 9.14 | 9.69 | 8.63 | 9.11 | 19.88 | 7.40 | ||
| First round | 16 | 8.11 | 13.69 | 24.48 | 11.24 | 14.82 | 8.11 | 15.00 | |||
| Rubik's WCA African Championship 2024 | Second round | 55 | 9.63 | 22.19 | 16.59 | 18.36 | DNF | 31.62 | 9.63 | ||
| First round | 43 | 11.33 | 13.34 | 12.18 | 14.02 | 20.56 | 11.33 | 13.82 | |||
| Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Q3 2024 | First round | 17 | 9.00 | 14.93 | 18.51 | 13.48 | 13.08 | 18.23 | 9.00 | ||
| Cubestuff Challenge Q1 2024 | Final | 14 | 14.66 | 15.42 | 14.80 | 14.94 | 20.28 | 16.52 | 14.66 | ||
| CubingZA National Championship 2023 | First round | 28 | 11.34 | 17.00 | 15.24 | 11.34 | 26.80 | 21.12 | 14.63 | ||
| Crazy Cubing Centurion 2023 | Final | 11 | 13.49 | 16.50 | 15.32 | 17.56 | 13.49 | 19.62 | 16.62 | ||
| First round | 8 | 9.10 | 11.52 | 13.04 | 9.10 | 17.34 | 9.66 | 11.86 | |||
| Square-1 | |||||||||||
| Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Hotel Q1 2025 | Final | 8 | 25.74 | 33.77 | 29.29 | 38.50 | 34.36 | 37.66 | 25.74 | ||
| First round | 4 | 24.29 | 29.17 | 41.73 | 31.68 | 27.24 | 24.29 | 28.60 | |||
| Rubik's WCA African Championship 2024 | Final | 22 | 23.26 | 38.54 | 48.60 | 51.78 | 23.26 | 31.29 | 35.74 | ||
| First round | 13 | 21.41 | 25.29 | 26.51 | 26.18 | 40.63 | 23.17 | 21.41 | |||
| Cubestuff Challenge Q2 2024 | Final | 6 | 21.29 | 31.68 | 30.80 | 59.44 | 30.30 | 21.29 | 33.95 | ||
| First round | 6 | 25.66 | 39.68 | 40.65 | 1:24.28 | 49.40 | 25.66 | 28.99 | |||
| CubingZA National Championship 2023 | First round | 29 | DNF | DNF | DNF | ||||||
| Crazy Cubing Centurion 2023 | First round | 13 | 49.78 | 1:04.98 | DNF | 53.63 | 1:25.16 | 56.16 | 49.78 | ||
