Competitions · South Africa
Beginner and Blind Cape Town 2024
Cape Town · 9 November 2024 · 8 events · 53 competitors · 57 personal bests
Daniel Rush won three of the eight events (3×3, 2×2, 3×3 Multi-Blind) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Jesse Osburn by 0.37 seconds. 53 competitors produced 57 personal bests, 21 of which still stand today, and 20 people held a competitor card for the first time.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Daniel Rush | 5.83 | 7.21 |
| 2×2 | Daniel Rush | 1.59 | 2.45 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Timothy Lawrance | 1:09.24 | — |
| Clock | Jesse Osburn | 5.96 | 8.55 |
| Pyraminx | Jesse Osburn | 2.80 | 3.67 |
| 4×4 blindfolded | Timothy Lawrance | 5:21.63 | 5:55.18 |
| 5×5 blindfolded | Timothy Lawrance | 12:45.00 | — |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | Daniel Rush | 5 of 5 cubes · 30:53 | — |
The PB harvest
57 set · 21 still standing- Tristan Ford — 2×2 single 1.77: into the top 3.4% of the event's history.
- Juniour Kwashira — Pyraminx single 3.48: into the top 5.4% of the event's history.
- Lethabo Moeti — 2×2 single 2.10: into the top 5.4% of the event's history.
- George Guvamatanga — 2×2 single 2.28: into the top 6.9% of the event's history.
- Maverick Pearson — Clock single 6.57: into the top 9.4% of the event's history.
- Noah Towo — Pyraminx single 4.90: into the top 12.6% of the event's history.
- Zachary Barter — Pyraminx single 5.02: into the top 13.3% of the event's history.
- George Guvamatanga — Clock single 8.04: into the top 15.4% of the event's history.
First-timers
20 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 32,954 people who made their debut in 2024. Start here explains what a first competition is like.
Records watch
5 regional records were set at this competition.
The field
53 competitors · 256 results · 8 events.
Solve this final yourself
how this works →The 3×3 final here ran on one scramble group, so these five sequences are exactly what the finalists faced. Daniel Rush won it with a 7.21 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
L U' F R' B U2 B F2 R2 B F2 D B2 R' D R U' L - 2
U' D R B L F' B2 D L' D2 R2 B2 U2 L' U' D2 F L - 3
F2 D' R D2 U B D2 L2 B' D2 L F2 R' D2 R B' F - 4
U' F' U2 D L' D F L B R2 F R2 D2 F2 B' L2 D2 F2 L' D' - 5
B L' F D' R B' D' U2 L2 F B2 R2 B U2 B' D2 F' U' L' D'
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
53 competitors- Abraham Johannes de Villiers
- Adam Mohamed
- Ammaarah Makadam
- Anthony Kalaya Rush
- Benjamin Davies
- Benjamin Gastrow
- Benjamin John Reynolds
- Caleb Cloete
- Catherine Rush
- Christopher Metelerkamp
- Daniel Mynhardt
- Daniel Rush
- Douglas Ford
- Eli Every
- Emma Storck-Matchett
- George Guvamatanga
- Graeme Karon
- Hitoki Kidahashi (木田橋仁毅)
- Jahziel Dominic Alonzo
- Jesse Osburn
- Jezi O'Hagan
- Johann de Villiers
- Juniour Kwashira
- Juvan de Villiers
- Kai Faasen
- Leonard Reynolds
- Leonidas Baroutsos
- Lethabo Moeti
- Levi Green
- Lian Jansen van Rensburg
- Luc de Cafmeyer
- Luca Burnett
- Lynette Reynolds
- Mason Marlo Scholtz
- Maverick Pearson
- Micah Willenburgh
- Mikayla Reynolds
- Milan Blaauw
- Nicholas Smith
- Nicolas Botes
- Noah Atter
- Noah Towo
- Peter Schutz
- Qudsiyya Makadam
- Regardt Reynolds
- Stephanus Christiaan Dippenaar
- Susie Samuel
- Syiam Chandra Tavaria
- Tariq Hendricks
- Timothy Lawrance
- Tristan Ford
- Zaakirah Makadam
- Zachary Barter
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.