Joshua Christian Marais

Region WCA ID Gender Competitions Completed Solves
South Africa 2019MARA05 Male 17 956

Current Personal Records

Event NR CR WR Single Average WR CR NR
3x3x3 Cube 17 29 4841 7.48 9.27 4708 24 15
2x2x2 Cube 90 157 17216 2.62 3.38 6673 48 28
4x4x4 Cube 35 86 11664 42.78 47.25 10008 77 32
5x5x5 Cube 34 63 9479 1:28.19 1:35.88 8897 55 30
6x6x6 Cube 30 50 8571 3:29.94 3:58.36 8885 55 35
7x7x7 Cube 29 45 7947 5:38.50 6:06.08 7381 43 28
3x3x3 Blindfolded 26 48 7077 3:37.97
3x3x3 Fewest Moves 6 6 1334 29 34.33 1258 7 7
3x3x3 One-Handed 2 2 377 9.21 11.14 189 1 1
Clock 15 21 3512 7.37 10.34 5017 31 21
Megaminx 7 11 1555 50.13 56.55 1548 11 7
Pyraminx 16 21 4737 3.12 9.18 23704 183 110
Skewb 23 32 4763 3.42 7.02 8673 51 35
Square-1 33 50 8204 23.31 27.90 6692 38 28
3x3x3 Multi-Blind 18 28 2903 2/2 18:11

Medal Collection

Gold Silver Bronze
15 7 9

Record Collection

WR CR NR
9 3
Competition Round Place Single Average Solves
3x3x3 Cube
Cubestuff Centurion Q3 2025 Final 9 9.41 11.09 13.019.6912.249.4111.34
Second round 7 9.28 10.60 10.9611.5412.709.289.29
First round 6 9.20 10.44 12.1110.2211.189.929.20
Rubik's WCA African Championship 2024 Final 7 8.82 10.32 10.848.8212.059.4710.64
Semi Final 10 8.89 10.13 10.258.899.4610.6812.09
Second round 7 8.17 9.79 10.539.618.1711.159.24
First round 10 9.84 10.13 9.979.8410.1910.2410.46
Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Q3 2024 Final 3 9.52 9.85 11.849.989.959.529.63
Second round 5 9.25 10.81 11.3510.089.2511.0111.36
First round 4 8.08 10.22 11.2812.639.1910.198.08
Cubestuff Challenge Q2 2024 Final 6 8.28 10.52 10.4913.3410.2410.828.28
First round 6 8.28 10.09 10.0210.548.2810.0110.25
Puzzlin' Polokwane 2024 Final 1 7.90 9.65 9.1410.147.909.999.81
Second round 1 9.05 9.27 9.059.509.109.499.22
First round 1 9.30 9.96 9.3010.829.539.5412.46
CubingZA Cape Cubes Challenge 2023 Final 5 9.38 10.25 11.269.999.3811.079.68
Second round 6 9.11 10.69 10.6911.0011.649.1110.38
First round 6 7.82 10.14 11.887.829.8411.598.98
Mimosa Mall Master Cubers 2023 Final 3 8.94 10.25 10.7210.8410.788.949.26
Second round 3 7.97 9.54 7.9711.8510.738.149.76
First round 3 7.48 9.53 8.757.4813.0711.578.26
CubingZA Cape Cubes Spring 2023 Final 4 8.09 9.71 11.998.268.8813.238.09
Second round 2 8.58 9.73 11.118.879.6210.698.58
First round 4 8.17 10.16 10.459.8310.5410.208.17
CubingZA National Championship 2023 Final 13 9.90 13.34 12.709.9015.6412.2715.04
Semi Final 14 12.87 13.51 13.4614.3112.9414.1312.87
Second round 16 12.04 13.98 17.6013.8814.1713.9012.04
First round 9 10.69 12.18 11.2010.6917.8512.6012.74
Rubik's WCA African Championship 2022 Final 18 11.39 13.04 12.2911.5911.3915.2518.22
Semi Final 24 12.69 14.17 13.9213.9914.5916.1212.69
Second round 21 9.73 13.20 12.4013.6013.6114.089.73
First round 24 12.58 13.20 13.2213.6212.7713.7912.58
Limpopo 2022 Final 1 10.13 10.82 11.1910.3810.8811.4610.13
First round 1 10.19 11.05 11.1810.9315.1910.1911.05
CubeCo Durban Winter Warmup 2022 Final 4 9.17 10.43 9.719.1711.0610.5311.41
Second round 7 9.91 11.36 11.419.9111.1911.48DNF
First round 11 12.76 14.75 12.7613.1817.4416.3614.71
Arnold Classic Africa 2022 Final 4 9.94 10.75 9.9410.5811.0810.5814.44
Second round 6 10.13 10.96 11.9311.7110.4010.1310.78
First round 5 10.56 11.07 10.5612.6211.1811.1610.87
Gauteng Autumn 2022 Final 5 7.96 9.64 10.718.7710.037.9610.11
First round 10 11.53 14.89 DNF18.5911.5313.1312.95
Cape Town Summer 2022 Final 2 8.50 9.53 8.5010.139.3211.899.13
Second round 6 10.62 11.83 10.6211.9412.5418.6811.00
First round 4 9.95 10.73 10.4710.1811.549.9511.64
Arnold Classic Africa 2019 Second round 35 23.68 24.89 24.3125.7333.2523.6824.62
First round 35 20.71 24.24 20.7123.6524.1024.9625.97
2x2x2 Cube
Cubestuff Centurion Q3 2025 Final 9 2.81 3.87 3.903.745.432.813.97
First round 11 3.03 4.14 4.374.833.035.023.21
Rubik's WCA African Championship 2024 Final 15 3.33 4.27 5.583.615.033.334.17
Second round 11 2.81 3.38 2.813.315.643.223.61
First round 29 3.28 4.69 4.455.503.285.574.11
Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Q3 2024 Final 3 2.88 4.00 3.923.776.052.884.32
First round 8 2.69 4.33 4.274.863.852.694.88
Cubestuff Challenge Q2 2024 Final 6 3.18 4.74 5.787.633.953.184.48
Second round 7 3.96 4.39 4.2210.823.964.304.64
First round 6 3.57 4.86 3.574.096.834.695.79
Puzzlin' Polokwane 2024 Final 2 3.80 4.23 4.663.804.394.004.29
First round 2 3.66 4.39 3.663.745.455.104.32
CubingZA Cape Cubes Challenge 2023 Final 18 3.83 5.01 4.865.253.835.334.92
Second round 7 3.54 4.04 5.813.543.954.293.87
First round 17 3.63 5.40 6.273.635.454.477.24
Mimosa Mall Master Cubers 2023 Final 5 2.62 4.50 2.627.303.985.244.28
CubingZA National Championship 2023 Final 12 2.83 4.30 4.502.833.504.914.90
Second round 11 3.37 4.12 3.373.534.764.076.42
First round 9 3.53 4.02 5.754.313.573.534.18
Rubik's WCA African Championship 2022 Final 20 3.26 4.98 3.545.507.883.265.89
Second round 12 3.16 3.89 3.167.093.854.233.59
First round 24 3.19 5.79 3.1914.366.236.794.36
Limpopo 2022 Final 4 3.30 5.66 5.1117.468.463.403.30
First round 2 3.31 5.86 5.415.616.893.316.55
CubeCo Durban Winter Warmup 2022 Final 12 4.34 5.85 4.345.215.867.536.49
First round 4 3.05 4.05 3.563.056.265.353.25
Arnold Classic Africa 2022 Final 13 2.86 5.93 3.757.276.782.868.17
First round 11 3.56 4.88 5.815.595.044.023.56
Gauteng Autumn 2022 Final 15 5.31 6.11 6.136.415.807.595.31
First round 4 2.83 4.10 2.835.133.693.664.96
Cape Town Summer 2022 Final 11 4.32 5.34 5.077.134.325.115.83
First round 8 3.09 5.04 3.094.555.615.335.24
Arnold Classic Africa 2019 Second round 28 5.43 8.63 8.4911.635.439.368.04
First round 36 4.50 10.39 14.9411.724.524.5017.44
4x4x4 Cube
Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Q3 2024 Final 8 50.50 53.19 53.8455.0750.6750.5059.96
First round 7 47.20 48.91 1:02.6448.9547.9849.7947.20
Puzzlin' Polokwane 2024 Final 1 52.23 56.95 59.921:01.2154.5252.2356.41
CubingZA Cape Cubes Spring 2023 Final 6 45.74 47.25 57.6245.7446.8449.1245.79
First round 8 46.26 53.26 57.2446.26DNF50.1352.42
CubingZA National Championship 2023 First round 10 44.25 51.58 49.3544.251:03.8457.2048.18
Rubik's WCA African Championship 2022 First round 19 49.50 57.34 49.5051.051:01.671:01.6759.31
CubeCo Durban Winter Warmup 2022 Final 8 46.98 53.21 57.7054.2752.0353.3346.98
First round 7 42.78 49.23 1:03.8254.7646.7846.1642.78
Arnold Classic Africa 2022 Final 8 55.00 57.02 55.0055.4657.411:05.6858.20
Cape Town Summer 2022 Final 8 55.34 1:01.46 55.341:09.2459.9257.441:07.01
Arnold Classic Africa 2019 Final 20 1:44.96 2:25.39 DNF3:13.401:56.582:06.191:44.96
5x5x5 Cube
Rubik's WCA African Championship 2024 Second round 29 1:40.58 1:53.43 1:49.581:55.981:40.582:10.791:54.73
First round 29 1:37.85 2:00.99 2:13.491:37.852:05.432:13.951:44.06
Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Q3 2024 Final 10 1:43.39 1:45.23 1:43.391:44.341:58.841:46.881:44.47
CubingZA Cape Cubes Challenge 2023 Final 8 1:28.19 1:35.88 1:39.221:33.751:28.191:34.681:45.95
CubingZA National Championship 2023 First round 11 1:37.71 1:45.19 1:57.931:41.671:53.361:37.711:40.53
Rubik's WCA African Championship 2022 Final 16 1:42.26 1:54.72 1:51.14DNF1:42.261:54.211:58.80
First round 13 1:38.99 1:46.75 1:50.951:55.441:49.791:38.991:39.51
Arnold Classic Africa 2022 Final 14 2:29.62 3:08.06 3:51.722:29.62DNF2:37.562:54.89
Arnold Classic Africa 2019 Final 19 3:16.88 3:48.74 3:33.804:14.863:57.133:55.283:16.88
6x6x6 Cube
CubingZA Cape Cubes Challenge 2023 Final 9 3:39.74 3:58.36 4:05.313:39.744:10.02
CubingZA National Championship 2023 First round 12 4:00.23 4:00.23
Rubik's WCA African Championship 2022 Final 13 3:29.94 4:05.28 3:55.843:29.944:50.05
7x7x7 Cube
CubingZA Cape Cubes Challenge 2023 Final 7 5:38.50 6:06.08 6:21.646:18.105:38.50
CubingZA National Championship 2023 First round 11 6:28.73 6:28.73
Rubik's WCA African Championship 2022 Final 16 7:23.99 7:23.99
3x3x3 Blindfolded
Rubik's WCA African Championship 2024 First round 13 DNF DNF DNFDNFDNS
Cubestuff Challenge Q2 2024 Final 7 DNF DNF DNFDNFDNF
CubingZA Cape Cubes Challenge 2023 Final 6 3:37.97 DNF 3:37.97DNFDNF
CubingZA National Championship 2023 First round 11 DNF DNF DNFDNFDNF
Rubik's WCA African Championship 2022 Final 17 DNF DNF DNFDNFDNF
CubeCo Durban Winter Warmup 2022 Final 5 DNF DNF DNFDNFDNF
Arnold Classic Africa 2022 Final 5 5:11.61 DNF DNF5:11.61DNF
Cape Town Summer 2022 Final 5 7:06.62 DNF DNF7:06.62DNF
3x3x3 Fewest Moves
Rubik's WCA African Championship 2024 Final 16 42 DNF 42DNSDNF
FMC 2024 Final 138 29 34.33 293935
Rubik's WCA African Championship 2022 Final 6 31 38.00 423141
Arnold Classic Africa 2022 Final 7 41 DNF DNF4144
3x3x3 One-Handed
Cubestuff Centurion Q3 2025 Final 1 10.44 12.60 13.3011.3213.1810.4414.20
First round 1 9.68 13.27 15.6011.8812.3422.119.68
Rubik's WCA African Championship 2024 Final 2 11.65 12.57 13.3011.6512.2015.5712.22
Second round 1 11.19 12.65 11.5511.1913.0313.36DNF
First round 1 9.21 AfR 11.14 AfR 10.319.2111.3712.9411.75
Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Q3 2024 Final 1 9.85 AfR 13.05 16.5811.1311.5016.519.85
First round 1 12.43 14.29 12.7512.4315.37DNF14.75
Cubestuff Challenge Q2 2024 Final 1 10.96 12.54 10.9615.8413.8512.5311.25
First round 1 10.58 13.80 18.1311.8413.4316.1210.58
Puzzlin' Polokwane 2024 Final 1 10.54 11.49 AfR 13.6811.4711.0411.9610.54
First round 1 11.52 12.67 12.0612.3614.0311.5213.59
Mimosa Mall Master Cubers 2023 Final 1 10.34 AfR 12.05 11.1711.5510.3415.3413.42
CubingZA Cape Cubes Spring 2023 Final 1 11.61 13.63 14.3813.3214.2013.3811.61
Second round 1 11.04 12.02 AfR 17.9911.0411.7712.7311.55
First round 1 12.36 13.05 13.3612.3813.9212.3613.41
CubingZA National Championship 2023 Final 1 10.64 AfR 12.78 11.7613.4814.0813.1110.64
First round 1 11.32 12.97 11.7015.6815.7411.3211.54
Rubik's WCA African Championship 2022 Final 3 13.63 16.29 15.88DNF18.1713.6314.83
First round 1 11.15 NR 14.38 12.8111.1515.8815.4314.90
Limpopo 2022 Final 1 11.34 13.70 17.5214.5212.7413.8411.34
CubeCo Durban Winter Warmup 2022 Final 1 12.68 15.35 16.5713.7112.6817.9315.78
Arnold Classic Africa 2022 Final 1 12.22 13.53 15.2413.7513.3413.5012.22
First round 1 11.17 NR 12.64 AfR 11.1712.9817.0112.2912.65
Gauteng Autumn 2022 Final 2 12.31 15.47 13.9616.2216.2212.3117.46
Cape Town Summer 2022 Final 1 11.85 NR 13.60 AfR 13.6314.3515.4612.8211.85
Arnold Classic Africa 2019 First round 17 39.77 48.59 46.6639.771:07.3647.5251.59
Clock
Cubestuff Centurion Q3 2025 Final 5 9.48 12.78 13.2313.449.4812.6012.50
Rubik's WCA African Championship 2024 Final 9 9.26 10.71 11.139.2611.4414.369.55
First round 15 10.89 12.04 13.2212.4912.7110.9110.89
Cubestuff Challenge Q2 2024 Final 4 9.68 10.81 11.579.6810.0510.8016.84
CubingZA National Championship 2023 Final 1 9.18 10.34 9.2412.039.189.7412.43
First round 3 8.83 12.18 10.7016.37DNF9.488.83
Rubik's WCA African Championship 2022 Final 3 7.37 12.31 7.3713.2710.3713.30DNF
Arnold Classic Africa 2022 Final 5 14.79 16.67 DNF17.3114.7917.1415.56
Megaminx
Cubestuff Centurion Q3 2025 Final 7 1:06.01 1:10.36 1:06.011:10.951:09.071:12.521:11.06
First round 8 1:08.45 1:19.39 1:15.191:22.051:20.941:31.771:08.45
Rubik's WCA African Championship 2024 Final 10 1:01.44 1:11.00 1:06.891:24.901:01.441:15.981:10.12
First round 8 1:05.77 1:09.50 1:36.511:05.771:07.681:13.901:06.92
Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Q3 2024 Final 5 1:06.33 1:12.40 1:06.331:11.961:09.411:15.841:31.03
Cubestuff Challenge Q2 2024 Final 3 1:01.46 1:03.71 1:02.331:06.261:07.801:01.461:02.54
First round 3 59.42 1:07.57 1:13.191:00.181:13.0459.421:09.49
CubingZA Cape Cubes Challenge 2023 Final 3 50.13 56.83 54.0154.891:01.591:14.2550.13
Mimosa Mall Master Cubers 2023 Final 3 52.86 56.55 56.881:07.7855.7657.0152.86
CubingZA National Championship 2023 Final 5 1:04.33 1:09.44 1:17.081:13.161:05.691:09.481:04.33
First round 3 1:00.75 1:04.43 1:09.371:00.751:01.531:02.391:16.75
Rubik's WCA African Championship 2022 Final 10 1:07.85 1:18.26 1:18.481:20.581:15.721:27.861:07.85
First round 8 1:12.51 1:22.42 1:20.951:19.361:12.51DNF1:26.95
CubeCo Durban Winter Warmup 2022 Final 10 2:50.18 2:55.98 2:57.902:50.303:02.842:59.752:50.18
Arnold Classic Africa 2022 Final 15 3:43.75 3:49.993:43.75
Pyraminx
Cubestuff Centurion Q3 2025 Final 17 7.40 10.82 11.249.9612.9211.267.40
First round 20 3.12 10.99 16.599.5114.089.383.12
Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Q3 2024 Final 7 8.63 9.87 9.979.2210.428.6314.97
First round 9 8.60 10.76 16.0910.9010.368.6011.02
Cubestuff Challenge Q2 2024 Final 8 6.91 9.82 9.708.2011.556.9120.44
First round 8 3.20 10.02 10.403.2011.328.3414.41
Puzzlin' Polokwane 2024 Final 2 5.23 9.59 5.2312.369.7910.398.60
First round 2 7.11 9.39 10.2910.187.7113.777.11
Mimosa Mall Master Cubers 2023 Final 6 8.15 10.04 10.989.11DNF10.028.15
CubingZA Cape Cubes Spring 2023 Final 12 8.00 9.63 12.888.009.769.879.27
Second round 16 7.26 9.37 9.947.268.2210.829.94
First round 10 6.48 9.63 9.8110.248.8417.716.48
CubingZA National Championship 2023 First round 27 6.58 12.05 6.8717.356.5813.2916.00
Rubik's WCA African Championship 2022 First round 44 8.15 12.79 10.4310.8817.3017.078.15
Limpopo 2022 Final 2 6.46 9.70 6.4610.886.8013.8611.41
First round 2 6.47 9.35 9.469.948.656.479.96
CubeCo Durban Winter Warmup 2022 Final 13 6.81 12.54 12.7925.3414.306.8110.54
First round 8 7.26 9.18 10.847.269.2912.167.42
Arnold Classic Africa 2022 Final 26 9.36 15.60 18.449.8325.0818.539.36
Gauteng Autumn 2022 Final 15 7.93 9.69 8.867.947.9312.2724.47
Cape Town Summer 2022 First round 17 11.82 13.54 12.1815.1711.8217.0213.27
Arnold Classic Africa 2019 First round 23 12.43 15.54 17.4315.5012.4313.6819.38
Skewb
Cubestuff Centurion Q3 2025 Final 9 7.23 8.34 8.4210.997.237.389.22
Rubik's WCA African Championship 2024 Second round 32 4.98 8.84 9.2812.914.986.4310.82
First round 20 5.36 7.33 6.097.0811.935.368.82
Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Q3 2024 First round 11 5.05 9.65 8.2712.345.0515.478.35
Mimosa Mall Master Cubers 2023 Final 7 6.81 8.88 8.0310.7210.068.556.81
CubingZA Cape Cubes Spring 2023 First round 20 7.24 12.59 7.2411.4516.70DNF9.61
CubingZA National Championship 2023 First round 11 3.42 8.51 8.8012.429.313.427.43
Rubik's WCA African Championship 2022 Final 5 4.01 7.32 8.266.767.774.017.43
First round 13 6.28 8.30 9.4012.826.288.447.05
CubeCo Durban Winter Warmup 2022 Final 2 4.20 7.02 5.539.374.208.996.53
Arnold Classic Africa 2022 Final 4 6.38 8.36 8.066.387.509.5111.00
Arnold Classic Africa 2019 Final 9 9.03 12.98 14.2418.879.799.0314.90
Square-1
Rubik's WCA African Championship 2022 Final 12 34.53 39.40 36.0939.8642.261:10.6834.53
First round 18 36.12 1:02.53 36.121:04.031:08.1055.47DNF
CubeCo Durban Winter Warmup 2022 Final 7 25.83 29.63 29.9331.5227.4348.4425.83
Arnold Classic Africa 2022 Final 4 23.31 27.90 23.3129.1428.8826.6628.17
Gauteng Autumn 2022 Final 6 27.08 32.01 1:01.4633.0027.0829.1633.86
3x3x3 Multi-Blind
CubingZA Cape Cubes Challenge 2023 Final 3 2/2 18:11 2/2 18:11
Rubik's WCA African Championship 2022 Final 10 DNF DNF
CubeCo Durban Winter Warmup 2022 Final 4 DNF DNF
Arnold Classic Africa 2022 Final 4 DNF DNFDNS

History of Continental Records

Single Average Competition Round Solves
3x3x3 One-Handed
9.21 11.14 Rubik's WCA African Championship 2024 First round 10.319.2111.3712.9411.75
9.85 Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Q3 2024 Final
11.49 Puzzlin' Polokwane 2024 Final 13.6811.4711.0411.9610.54
10.34 Mimosa Mall Master Cubers 2023 Final
12.02 CubingZA Cape Cubes Spring 2023 Second round 17.9911.0411.7712.7311.55
10.64 CubingZA National Championship 2023 Final
12.64 Arnold Classic Africa 2022 First round 11.1712.9817.0112.2912.65
13.60 Cape Town Summer 2022 Final 13.6314.3515.4612.8211.85

History of National Records

Single Average Competition Round Solves
3x3x3 One-Handed
11.15 Rubik's WCA African Championship 2022 First round
11.17 Arnold Classic Africa 2022 First round
11.85 Cape Town Summer 2022 Final

Continental Championship Podiums

Event Place Single Average Solves
Rubik's WCA African Championship 2024
3x3x3 One-Handed 2 11.65 12.57 13.3011.6512.2015.5712.22
Rubik's WCA African Championship 2022
3x3x3 One-Handed 3 13.63 16.29 15.88DNF18.1713.6314.83
Clock 1 7.37 12.31 7.3713.2710.3713.30DNF

National Championship Podiums

Event Place Single Average Solves
CubingZA National Championship 2023
3x3x3 One-Handed 1 10.64 12.78 11.7613.4814.0813.1110.64
Clock 1 9.18 10.34 9.2412.039.189.7412.43
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