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Cape Cubes Challenge 2024

Cape Town · 14 December 2024 · 10 events · 46 competitors · 110 personal bests

Daniel Rush won seven of the ten events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Jesse Osburn by 0.12 seconds. 46 competitors produced 110 personal bests, 45 of which still stand today, and three people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Daniel Rush set the 4×4 single continental record: 21.09.

Seven wins
Daniel Rush — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx, Square-1
0.12s
closest final — Pyraminx, Jesse Osburn over Lethabo Moeti
110
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Daniel Rush5.926.45
2×2Daniel Rush1.672.48
4×4Daniel Rush24.1425.69
5×5Daniel Rush46.1254.23
3×3 one-handedDaniel Rush13.0316.31
ClockSamuel Collett5.017.05
MegaminxDaniel Rush40.6446.86
PyraminxJesse Osburn2.863.39
SkewbMicah Willenburgh2.993.93
Square-1Daniel Rush10.1012.49

The PB harvest

110 set · 45 still standing
  • Rohan Rossouw — 3×3 single 8.27: into the top 3.3% of the event's history.
  • Samuel Collett — Clock single 5.01: into the top 4.5% of the event's history.
  • Daniel David Mizen — Clock single 5.37: into the top 5.4% of the event's history.
  • Aidan Fahy — 2×2 single 2.34: into the top 7.4% of the event's history.
  • Luc de Cafmeyer — 2×2 single 2.46: into the top 8.5% of the event's history.
  • Lucas Campbell de Kock — 3×3 single 10.46: into the top 8.8% of the event's history.
  • Lucas Campbell de Kock — 2×2 single 2.66: into the top 10.5% of the event's history.
  • Caspar Switijnk — Skewb single 4.15: into the top 11.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

Three 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

9 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

46 competitors · 395 results · 10 events.

Everyone who competed

46 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.