Competitions · South Africa
Benoni May Madness 2026
Benoni, Gauteng · 17 May 2026 · 6 events · 30 competitors · 29 personal bests
Juandré Jacobs won two of the six events (3×3, 2×2) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Juandré Jacobs by 0.24 seconds. 30 competitors produced 29 personal bests, 17 of which still stand today, and four people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Bruce Engelbrecht took a Pyraminx single of 12.82 down to 5.36, 58 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Juandré Jacobs | 7.20 | 8.16 |
| 2×2 | Juandré Jacobs | 2.78 | 3.38 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Marike Faught | 34.59 | 40.39 |
| Pyraminx | Lethabo Moeti | 2.92 | 3.37 |
| Skewb | Kagoentle Mokhabela | 4.53 | 5.85 |
| 4×4 blindfolded | Marike Faught | 4:53.82 | — |
The PB harvest
29 set · 17 still standing- Yusuf Talha Sayed Karim — 3×3 blindfolded single 35.80: into the top 5.7% of the event's history.
- Michael Kahumba — 2×2 single 2.59: into the top 9.9% of the event's history.
- James Ford — 2×2 single 2.60: into the top 10.0% of the event's history.
- Kagoentle Mokhabela — 2×2 single 2.86: into the top 12.7% of the event's history.
- Bruce Engelbrecht — Pyraminx single 5.36: into the top 15.5% of the event's history.
- Michael Kahumba — Pyraminx single 5.75: into the top 18.2% of the event's history.
- Ian James Mcleod — 2×2 single 3.99: into the top 26.4% of the event's history.
- Eliyah Samson Visser — 3×3 single 18.19: into the top 34.8% of the event's history.
First-timers
Four people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 22,685 people who made their debut in 2026. 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
30 competitors · 125 results · 6 events.
Everyone who competed
30 competitors- Aidan Visser
- Amahle Nyembe
- Bruce Engelbrecht
- Cameron Lochrie Mcleod
- Cathy Senekal
- Eliyah Samson Visser
- Gawie Beukman
- Ian James Mcleod
- Isaac Scheepers
- James Ford
- Juandré Jacobs
- Kagoentle Mokhabela
- Kale Duard van Rensburg
- Keanu Frans Steenkamp
- Kiara Marrian
- Lethabo Moeti
- Lewis Janse van Rensburg
- Luka Cvetkovic
- Manoah Visser
- Marike Faught
- Mateo Zarko Cvetkovic
- Michael Kahumba
- Mordecai Madyavanhu
- Owen Nortje
- Rivan Roux
- Shailen Govender
- Taariq Hassim
- Tumelo Kahumba
- Wayne Claassen
- Yusuf Talha Sayed Karim
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.