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Big & Blind Pretoria 2024

Pretoria · 15 June 2024 · 7 events · 9 competitors · 15 personal bests

Marike Faught won three of the seven events (3×3 blindfolded, 4×4 blindfolded, 5×5 blindfolded) and the closest final was the 5×5, won by Ruben Grobler by 1.42 seconds. 9 competitors produced 15 personal bests, 2 of which still stand today.

The moment

A continental record

Marike Faught set the 5×5 blindfolded single continental record: 12:25.00.

Three wins
Marike Faught — 3×3 blindfolded, 4×4 blindfolded, 5×5 blindfolded
1.42s
closest final — 5×5, Ruben Grobler over Osman Badroodin
15
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
5×5Ruben Grobler1:02.751:07.09
6×6Osman Badroodin1:54.592:02.60
7×7Osman Badroodin3:17.973:20.58
3×3 blindfoldedMarike Faught1:02.80
4×4 blindfoldedMarike Faught4:25.23
5×5 blindfoldedMarike Faught12:25.00
3×3 Multi-BlindTaariq Hassim7 of 7 cubes · 50:43

The PB harvest

15 set · 2 still standing
  • Taariq Hassim — 3×3 Multi-Blind single 7 of 7 cubes · 50:43: into the top 27.5% of the event's history.
  • Osman Badroodin — 3×3 blindfolded single 3:52.11: into the top 66.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

No people competed for the first time at this competition. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

9 competitors · 44 results · 7 events.

Everyone who competed

9 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.