In the past year (2025), Ruben van Niekerk competed in 6 competitions and 77 rounds across 11 events, from Mar 8th to Nov 30th.
Solves/Attempts
He attempted 377 solves and completed 362.
| Event | Solves | Attempts |
| 3x3x3 Cube | 71 | 75 |
| 2x2x2 Cube | 54 | 55 |
| 4x4x4 Cube | 54 | 55 |
| Megaminx | 33 | 35 |
| 5x5x5 Cube | 30 | 30 |
| 3x3x3 One-Handed | 30 | 30 |
| Pyraminx | 26 | 30 |
| Skewb | 25 | 25 |
| Square-1 | 20 | 20 |
| Clock | 13 | 15 |
| 6x6x6 Cube | 6 | 7 |
Personal Bests
He broke his personal best 49 times across 11 events, including 30 singles and 19 averages.
| Event | Times | Single | Average |
| 4x4x4 Cube | 12 | 6 | 6 |
| 5x5x5 Cube | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 3x3x3 Cube | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Megaminx | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 3x3x3 One-Handed | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Clock | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 2x2x2 Cube | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 6x6x6 Cube | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Pyraminx | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Skewb | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Square-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Improvements of Single
| Event | ≤2024 | 2025 | Improvement |
| 4x4x4 Cube | 49.47 | 36.64 | 12.83 (35.02%) |
| 5x5x5 Cube | 1:55.51 | 1:30.72 | 24.79 (27.33%) |
| 2x2x2 Cube | 3.16 | 2.54 | 0.62 (24.41%) |
| Pyraminx | 5.37 | 4.46 | 0.91 (20.40%) |
| Megaminx | 1:33.64 | 1:19.26 | 14.38 (18.14%) |
| 3x3x3 Cube | 10.74 | 9.22 | 1.52 (16.49%) |
| Skewb | 7.40 | 6.45 | 0.95 (14.73%) |
| 3x3x3 One-Handed | 19.10 | 17.73 | 1.37 (7.73%) |
| Square-1 | 21.29 | 20.14 | 1.15 (5.71%) |
| Clock | - | 30.17 | - |
| 6x6x6 Cube | - | 4:33.37 | - |
Improvements of Average
| Event | ≤2024 | 2025 | Improvement |
| 4x4x4 Cube | 59.89 | 41.18 | 18.71 (45.43%) |
| 5x5x5 Cube | 2:06.27 | 1:39.49 | 26.78 (26.92%) |
| 3x3x3 One-Handed | 26.87 | 22.01 | 4.86 (22.08%) |
| Pyraminx | 9.17 | 7.55 | 1.62 (21.46%) |
| 2x2x2 Cube | 4.39 | 3.84 | 0.55 (14.32%) |
| Megaminx | 1:41.81 | 1:29.55 | 12.26 (13.69%) |
| 3x3x3 Cube | 12.38 | 11.22 | 1.16 (10.34%) |
| Clock | - | 35.15 | - |
| 6x6x6 Cube | - | 4:42.22 | - |
Cubers
He met 171 cubers from 6 countries/regions, 79 of whom competed with him more than once.
| Shared Competitions | Competitors |
| 1 | 92 |
| 2 | 30 |
| 3 | 18 |
| 4 | 13 |
| 5 | 11 |
| 6 | 7 |
| All | 171 |
Regions
He competed in 1 country/region.
| Region | Times |
| South Africa | 6 |
