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Cape Town Open 2016

Cape Town · 26 June 2016 · 5 events · 46 competitors · 21 personal bests

Lonwabo Mvovo won four of the five events (2×2, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Stephen Cotterrell by 0.66 seconds. 46 competitors produced 21 personal bests, 6 of which still stand today, and 27 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Ethan Kirkland took a 3×3 single of 1:49.63 down to 49.18, 55 percent better in one day.

Four wins
Lonwabo Mvovo — 2×2, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed, Pyraminx
0.66s
closest final — 3×3, Stephen Cotterrell over Lonwabo Mvovo
21
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Stephen Cotterrell11.6913.73
2×2Lonwabo Mvovo3.063.59
5×5Lonwabo Mvovo1:52.032:00.04
3×3 one-handedLonwabo Mvovo22.8325.67
PyraminxLonwabo Mvovo7.888.51

The PB harvest

21 set · 6 still standing
  • Matthew Paulsen — 3×3 single 21.71: into the top 44.7% of the event's history.
  • Lindsay Hans — 3×3 one-handed single 48.96: into the top 75.8% of the event's history.
  • Ethan Kirkland — 3×3 single 49.18: into the top 85.4% of the event's history.
  • Michal Kita — 3×3 single 57.94: into the top 90.6% of the event's history.
  • Hanjo Odendaal — 3×3 single 1:05.84: into the top 93.7% of the event's history.
  • Elouise Nell — 3×3 single 1:11.84: into the top 95.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

27 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

No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.

The field

46 competitors · 141 results · 5 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. Stephen Cotterrell won it with a 13.73 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

  1. 1R2 B' D F2 U2 B L2 B2 L U R2 U L2 B2 U2 D' B2 D B2
  2. 2R2 F' D2 F2 D2 B R2 B2 D R' U R2 B U' R' D L U' L
  3. 3U' B R' U2 B D2 R' L F' R U F2 U2 B2 D F2 B2 D'
  4. 4L2 U' L2 D L2 B2 U F' L D' B2 D' L D' R U2 L' D U'
  5. 5R2 B2 U2 L2 B2 U2 B' U2 B' U R' U B R' F U2 B2 U R D

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

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.