Competitions · South Africa
Benoni Cubing Comeback 2024
Benoni · 31 August 2024 · 7 events · 52 competitors · 43 personal bests
Ruben Grobler won two of the seven events (2×2, Skewb) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Isaac Scheepers by 0.50 seconds. 52 competitors produced 43 personal bests, 9 of which still stand today, and 21 people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Itai Seth Polon took a Skewb single of 20.04 down to 11.10, 45 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Isaac Scheepers | 8.13 | 9.07 |
| 2×2 | Ruben Grobler | 1.99 | 2.58 |
| 4×4 | Osman Badroodin | 27.87 | 33.57 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Yusuf Talha Sayed Karim | 1:12.10 | — |
| Skewb | Ruben Grobler | 4.33 | 5.40 |
| Square-1 | Osman Badroodin | 9.10 | 10.56 |
| 4×4 blindfolded | Marike Faught | 6:41.43 | — |
The PB harvest
43 set · 9 still standing- Osman Badroodin — 4×4 single 27.87: into the top 1.7% of the event's history.
- Marike Faught — Skewb single 3.96: into the top 10.6% of the event's history.
- Muhammad Akoodi — 3×3 single 13.86: into the top 20.5% of the event's history.
- Johan Venter — 4×4 single 54.32: into the top 29.9% of the event's history.
- Muhammad Akoodi — Skewb single 6.71: into the top 31.3% of the event's history.
- Lethabo Maputla — 3×3 single 18.66: into the top 36.1% of the event's history.
- Muhammad Akoodi — 4×4 single 1:13.22: into the top 50.0% of the event's history.
- Mabore Sekele — 2×2 single 11.63: into the top 83.4% of the event's history.
First-timers
21 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
No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.
The field
52 competitors · 247 results · 7 events.
Everyone who competed
52 competitors- AbuBakr Karanie
- Albert Kruger
- Amahle Nyembe
- Anurag Ganapathy
- Bonolo Ngwako Ramokgopa
- Brendan James Gray
- Carter Cruickshank
- Connor Scheepers
- Esa Choonara
- Gary Gao
- Gawie Beukman
- Henry Darwin Hollmann
- Ian Luies
- Isaac Scheepers
- Itai Seth Polon
- Johan Venter
- Juandré Jacobs
- Justin Naicker
- Kaiden Terre Blanche
- Lethabo Maputla
- Mabore Sekele
- Marike Faught
- Martin Driescher
- Michael Kahumba
- Michael van Niekerk
- Michiel Bernard de Kock
- Milana Natali Govindasamy
- Mohammed Essop
- Mohammed Idrees Ebrahim
- Mohammed Talha Iqbal
- Moosa Ebrahim Haffejee
- Muhammad Akoodi
- Muhammed Trajia
- Nicolas Hoogendoorn
- Noah Levin
- Onkabetse Sepeng
- Osman Badroodin
- Phetolo Mashamaite
- Raihan Bhamjee
- Ruben Grobler
- Shaheed Sayed
- Taariq Hassim
- Takudzwa Marandure
- Tumelo Kahumba
- Tyrone Pedro
- Yusri Shaik Pillay
- Yusuf Talha Sayed Karim
- Zaakir Hagee
- Zahraa Hassim
- Zander de Wet
- Zayd Loonat
- Zubair Hussain
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.