Competitions · South Africa

Arnold Classic Africa 2019

Johannesburg, Gauteng · 17 May 2019 · 18 events · 77 competitors · 114 personal bests

Ruben Grobler won eleven of the 18 events (2×2, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Ruben Grobler by 0.02 seconds. 77 competitors produced 114 personal bests, 56 of which still stand today, and 34 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Ruben Grobler set the 3×3 with feet average continental record: 1:01.10.

Eleven wins

Ruben Grobler — 2×2, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 one-handed, Clock, Skewb, Square-1, 3×3 Multi-Blind, 3×3 with feet

0.02s

closest final — 2×2, Ruben Grobler over Cameron Blumenow

114

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Cameron Blumenow	7.55	10.42
2×2	Ruben Grobler	2.30	2.79
4×4	Cameron Blumenow	36.98	39.60
5×5	Ruben Grobler	1:21.09	1:24.18
6×6	Ruben Grobler	2:51.04	3:14.38
7×7	Ruben Grobler	4:18.28	4:28.36
3×3 blindfolded	Ruben Grobler	2:00.72	—
3×3 Fewest Moves	Timothy Lawrance	30 moves	32.67
3×3 one-handed	Ruben Grobler	17.30	20.00
Clock	Ruben Grobler	13.20	15.26
Megaminx	Maverick Pearson	1:05.34	1:23.57
Pyraminx	Cameron Blumenow	4.70	5.50
Skewb	Ruben Grobler	3.59	5.89
Square-1	Ruben Grobler	18.84	23.17
4×4 blindfolded	Dylan Swarts	10:45.00	—
5×5 blindfolded	Dylan Swarts	—	—
3×3 Multi-Blind	Ruben Grobler	2 of 2 cubes · 7:09	—
3×3 with feet	Ruben Grobler	54.33	1:01.10

The PB harvest

114 set · 56 still standing

Cameron Blumenow — 3×3 single 6.96: into the top 1.3% of the event's history.
Cameron Blumenow — 2×2 single 2.03: into the top 4.9% of the event's history.
Cameron Blumenow — 4×4 single 36.98: into the top 8.7% of the event's history.
Sae-ouk Oh — 3×3 single 11.13: into the top 10.9% of the event's history.
Cameron Blumenow — Skewb single 4.30: into the top 13.0% of the event's history.
Karan Jeevan — 2×2 single 3.19: into the top 16.5% of the event's history.
Ryan du Preez — Pyraminx single 5.53: into the top 16.6% of the event's history.
Ryan du Preez — 3×3 single 13.01: into the top 17.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

34 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 27,871 people who made their debut in 2019. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

16 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

77 competitors · 485 results · 18 events.

Everyone who competed

77 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.