Competitions · South Africa
Bold Solvin' Bloemfontein 2025
Bloemfontein · 12 July 2025 · 6 events · 28 competitors · 24 personal bests
Heinrich de Lange won three of the six events (2×2, Megaminx, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Ruben Smith by 0.13 seconds. 28 competitors produced 24 personal bests, 17 of which still stand today, and four people held a competitor card for the first time.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Ruben Smith | 10.57 | 11.11 |
| 2×2 | Heinrich de Lange | 2.83 | 3.68 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Yusuf Talha Sayed Karim | 50.67 | — |
| Megaminx | Heinrich de Lange | 40.32 | 45.26 |
| Pyraminx | Heinrich de Lange | 5.22 | 6.32 |
| Skewb | Stephanus Blignaut | 1.57 | 3.02 |
The PB harvest
24 set · 17 still standing- Stephanus Blignaut — Skewb single 1.57: into the top 0.53% of the event's history.
- Daniel David Mizen — Skewb single 1.63: into the top 0.62% of the event's history.
- Markus Visagie — Skewb single 2.99: into the top 4.9% of the event's history.
- Ruben Smith — 3×3 single 9.97: into the top 7.4% of the event's history.
- Tobias Lochner — Skewb single 4.39: into the top 13.7% of the event's history.
- Stephanus Blignaut — 2×2 single 3.02: into the top 14.5% of the event's history.
- Kaylie Pretorius — Skewb single 4.88: into the top 17.2% of the event's history.
- Willem Francois Burger — Skewb single 6.14: into the top 26.8% of the event's history.
First-timers
Four people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 28,483 people who made their debut in 2025. Start here explains what a first competition is like.
Records watch
1 regional record was set at this competition.
The field
28 competitors · 143 results · 6 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. Ruben Smith won it with a 11.11 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
U2 L2 U' R2 F2 D2 F2 U2 R B2 D2 R2 D2 F U B' R B' U' F' - 2
L2 B' U2 D2 F' U D B R' U L2 U F2 U B2 U' D R2 F2 U' - 3
F B' U L2 U2 F U2 F' R F' D2 L2 D R2 D L2 F2 U2 D' - 4
D U L2 B2 F2 U B2 F2 D' F' R' U' R' D R' U2 L D2 R2 U' - 5
B' R' L' D L' F' U B2 R' F' U2 F' D2 F2 L2 D2 B' U2 D2 F'
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
28 competitors- Cameron Lochrie Mcleod
- Clea Watson
- Daniel David Mizen
- Eli John Mcleod
- Heinrich de Lange
- Ian James Mcleod
- Jean Watson
- Johan Botha
- Johann Bornman
- Johnathan Ellis
- Jonaldro du Toit
- Justin Lessing
- Kagoentle Mokhabela
- Kaylie Pretorius
- Leane Pretorius
- Markus Visagie
- Matthew Strydom
- Neels Bornman
- Rohan du Toit
- Ruben Smith
- Stephanus Blignaut
- Tobias Lochner
- Tobie Lochner
- Vincent Hazelton-Lagarrigue
- Werno Pretorius
- Wikus Schutte
- Willem Francois Burger
- 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.