Competitions · South Africa
Big 'n Weird Pretoria 2016
Pretoria · 13 February 2016 · 6 events · 23 competitors · 12 personal bests
Pieterjan Joubert won three of the six events (6×6, 7×7, Square-1) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Zaakir Hagee by 1.27 seconds. 23 competitors produced 12 personal bests, 5 of which still stand today, and six people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
A continental record
Brendan James Gray set the 3×3 Fewest Moves single continental record: 32 moves.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Zaakir Hagee | 11.78 | 12.92 |
| 6×6 | Pieterjan Joubert | 2:43.40 | 3:01.77 |
| 7×7 | Pieterjan Joubert | 4:20.66 | 4:44.25 |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | Brendan James Gray | 32 moves | 38.67 |
| Square-1 | Pieterjan Joubert | 35.97 | 42.31 |
| 3×3 with feet | Donovan Hale | 4:00.69 | 4:08.29 |
The PB harvest
12 set · 5 still standing- Evan Roux — 3×3 single 13.55: into the top 19.4% of the event's history.
- Pieterjan Joubert — 6×6 single 2:43.40: into the top 32.7% of the event's history.
- Zander Wessels — 3×3 single 22.40: into the top 46.5% of the event's history.
- Christo du Venage — 6×6 single 4:41.09: into the top 77.5% of the event's history.
- Faeez Dada — 3×3 single 40.60: into the top 77.5% of the event's history.
First-timers
Six people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 17,946 people who made their debut in 2016. Start here explains what a first competition is like.
Records watch
3 regional records were set at this competition.
The field
23 competitors · 61 results · 6 events.
Everyone who competed
23 competitors- Andreas Visagie
- Athos Whittington
- Brendan James Gray
- Chris Groenewald
- Christo du Venage
- Christo Meintjies
- Danyaal Patel
- Devak Mistry
- Dilaan Coetzee
- Donovan Hale
- Evan Roux
- Faeez Dada
- Helena Deysel
- Jaméan Groenewald
- Logan Woolfson
- Muaaz Khan
- Pieterjan Joubert
- Quinton Scholtz
- Sae-ouk Oh
- Uthmaan Jabaar
- Zaakir Hagee
- Zameer Dada
- Zander Wessels
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.