Competitions · South Africa

Cape Town 2016

Cape Town · 4 December 2016 · 4 events · 73 competitors · 54 personal bests

Anthony Brooks won two of the four events (3×3, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Lonwabo Mvovo by 0.18 seconds. 73 competitors produced 54 personal bests, 28 of which still stand today, and 40 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Maverick Pearson set the 3×3 one-handed single continental record: 14.59.

Two wins

Anthony Brooks — 3×3, 3×3 one-handed

0.18s

closest final — Pyraminx, Lonwabo Mvovo over Maverick Pearson

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Anthony Brooks	7.70	9.00
2×2	Lonwabo Mvovo	2.93	3.66
3×3 one-handed	Anthony Brooks	15.23	17.38
Pyraminx	Lonwabo Mvovo	5.82	6.67

The PB harvest

54 set · 28 still standing

Brendan James Gray — Pyraminx single 4.05: into the top 7.9% of the event's history.
David Joseph — 3×3 single 10.66: into the top 9.4% of the event's history.
Lonwabo Mvovo — 3×3 one-handed single 15.74: into the top 9.6% of the event's history.
Lonwabo Mvovo — 2×2 single 2.89: into the top 13.0% of the event's history.
Timothy Joseph — 3×3 single 12.73: into the top 16.5% of the event's history.
Lonwabo Mvovo — Pyraminx single 5.82: into the top 18.7% of the event's history.
Jordan North — 3×3 single 14.44: into the top 22.5% of the event's history.
Timothy Joseph — 2×2 single 3.73: into the top 23.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

40 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

6 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

73 competitors · 254 results · 4 events.

Everyone who competed

73 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.