Competitions · South Africa

Arnold Classic Africa 2022

Johannesburg · 3 June 2022 · 17 events · 95 competitors · 119 personal bests

Ruben Grobler won four of the 17 events (2×2, 3×3 Fewest Moves, Clock) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Ruben Grobler by 0.32 seconds. 95 competitors produced 119 personal bests, 33 of which still stand today, and 48 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Shivaan Harichander set the 3×3 single continental record: 6.54.

Four wins

Ruben Grobler — 2×2, 3×3 Fewest Moves, Clock, Skewb

0.32s

closest final — 2×2, Ruben Grobler over Shivaan Harichander

119

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Shivaan Harichander	6.54	8.30
2×2	Ruben Grobler	1.90	2.73
4×4	Daniel Rush	28.01	30.23
5×5	Daniel Rush	54.17	1:03.85
6×6	Daniel Rush	1:57.50	2:09.86
7×7	Daniel Rush	3:03.64	3:08.86
3×3 blindfolded	Duncan Hobbs	1:07.98	—
3×3 Fewest Moves	Ruben Grobler	27 moves	29.33
3×3 one-handed	Joshua Christian Marais	12.22	13.53
Clock	Ruben Grobler	7.33	12.61
Megaminx	Heinrich de Lange	40.69	45.56
Pyraminx	Chase Lee Roodt	3.57	4.50
Skewb	Ruben Grobler	4.79	5.89
Square-1	Osman Badroodin	10.07	11.97
4×4 blindfolded	Timothy Lawrance	8:23.64	—
5×5 blindfolded	Timothy Lawrance	—	—
3×3 Multi-Blind	Duncan Hobbs	15 of 21 cubes · 57:59	—

The PB harvest

119 set · 33 still standing

Chase Lee Roodt — 2×2 single 1.69: into the top 3.0% of the event's history.
Muhammad Akoodi — 2×2 single 1.72: into the top 3.2% of the event's history.
Andreas de Lange — 2×2 single 1.90: into the top 4.1% of the event's history.
Ruben Grobler — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 27 moves: into the top 8.0% of the event's history.
Brendan James Gray — 3×3 one-handed single 19.68: into the top 19.6% of the event's history.
Brendan James Gray — Square-1 single 18.82: into the top 25.3% of the event's history.
Juan Christian Marais — 3×3 single 16.43: into the top 29.2% of the event's history.
Karina Dheda — 3×3 single 17.09: into the top 31.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

48 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,245 people who made their debut in 2022. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

8 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

95 competitors · 481 results · 17 events.

Everyone who competed

95 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.