Competitions · South Africa

Arnold Classic Africa 2018

Johannesburg, Gauteng · 18 May 2018 · 17 events · 110 competitors · 133 personal bests

Ruben Grobler won nine of the 17 events (3×3, 2×2, 5×5) and the closest final was the 3×3 one-handed, won by Patrick Ellis by 0.12 seconds. 110 competitors produced 133 personal bests, 65 of which still stand today, and 48 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Ruben Grobler set the 4×4 single continental record: 34.77.

Nine wins

Ruben Grobler — 3×3, 2×2, 5×5, 7×7, 3×3 blindfolded, Pyraminx, Skewb, Square-1, 3×3 with feet

0.12s

closest final — 3×3 one-handed, Patrick Ellis over Maverick Pearson

133

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Ruben Grobler	9.97	10.83
2×2	Ruben Grobler	3.58	3.89
4×4	Maverick Pearson	41.16	43.79
5×5	Ruben Grobler	1:29.66	1:36.99
6×6	Maverick Pearson	3:06.00	3:22.52
7×7	Ruben Grobler	4:25.75	4:53.01
3×3 blindfolded	Ruben Grobler	1:53.10	—
3×3 Fewest Moves	Timothy Lawrance	31 moves	35.33
3×3 one-handed	Patrick Ellis	18.09	21.27
Clock	Quinton Scholtz	13.68	14.79
Megaminx	Maverick Pearson	1:20.00	1:25.29
Pyraminx	Ruben Grobler	3.41	4.34
Skewb	Ruben Grobler	5.12	5.73
Square-1	Ruben Grobler	19.42	32.51
4×4 blindfolded	Chris Groenewald	—	—
3×3 Multi-Blind	Chris Groenewald	—	—
3×3 with feet	Ruben Grobler	50.88	1:04.74

The PB harvest

133 set · 65 still standing

Shane Swanepoel — 2×2 single 2.30: into the top 7.0% of the event's history.
Riley Naidoo — 2×2 single 2.81: into the top 12.1% of the event's history.
Jeandre du Preez — 2×2 single 2.99: into the top 14.1% of the event's history.
Thorne Hamer — 2×2 single 3.22: into the top 16.8% of the event's history.
Willie De Klerk — 2×2 single 3.44: into the top 19.4% of the event's history.
Athos Whittington — 2×2 single 3.49: into the top 20.1% of the event's history.
Michael Beukman — 3×3 single 13.94: into the top 20.7% of the event's history.
Willie De Klerk — 3×3 single 14.09: into the top 21.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

48 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,076 people who made their debut in 2018. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

6 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

110 competitors · 606 results · 17 events.

Everyone who competed

110 competitors

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 final is a competition's last round; its order decides the podium · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · every solve starts from a computer-generated scramble, the same for every competitor in a round.