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Cape Town 2015

Cape Town · 19 April 2015 · 3 events · 58 competitors · 36 personal bests

Stephen Cotterrell won two of the three events (3×3, 4×4) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Lindsay Hans by 1.35 seconds. 58 competitors produced 36 personal bests, 17 of which still stand today, and 30 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Stephen Cotterrell set the 3×3 single national record: 10.21.

Two wins
Stephen Cotterrell — 3×3, 4×4
1.35s
closest final — 2×2, Lindsay Hans over Stephen Cotterrell
36
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Stephen Cotterrell10.2113.59
2×2Lindsay Hans3.594.75
4×4Stephen Cotterrell52.681:03.19

The PB harvest

36 set · 17 still standing
  • Jacq van Jaarsveld — 2×2 single 4.08: into the top 27.5% of the event's history.
  • Devin Joubert — 3×3 single 20.75: into the top 42.0% of the event's history.
  • Stefan van der Sandt — 3×3 single 21.30: into the top 43.5% of the event's history.
  • Liza-Mari du Plessis — 3×3 single 23.18: into the top 48.4% of the event's history.
  • Sifan Liang — 2×2 single 6.09: into the top 51.8% of the event's history.
  • Francois Kemp — 3×3 single 28.11: into the top 59.1% of the event's history.
  • Joseph Ruiz von Walter — 3×3 single 29.55: into the top 61.7% of the event's history.
  • Sifan Liang — 3×3 single 31.15: into the top 64.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

30 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 12,291 people who made their debut in 2015. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

58 competitors · 186 results · 3 events.

Everyone who competed

58 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.