Competitions · South Africa
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.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Stephen Cotterrell | 11.69 | 13.73 |
| 2×2 | Lonwabo Mvovo | 3.06 | 3.59 |
| 5×5 | Lonwabo Mvovo | 1:52.03 | 2:00.04 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Lonwabo Mvovo | 22.83 | 25.67 |
| Pyraminx | Lonwabo Mvovo | 7.88 | 8.51 |
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
R2 B' D F2 U2 B L2 B2 L U R2 U L2 B2 U2 D' B2 D B2 - 2
R2 F' D2 F2 D2 B R2 B2 D R' U R2 B U' R' D L U' L - 3
U' B R' U2 B D2 R' L F' R U F2 U2 B2 D F2 B2 D' - 4
L2 U' L2 D L2 B2 U F' L D' B2 D' L D' R U2 L' D U' - 5
R2 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- Aaron Lustig
- Aidan Mcgrath
- Alex Welte
- Allan Davids
- Amnon Melzer
- Asha Langenhoven Clark
- Benjamin Kleyn
- Brendan James Gray
- Brent Boswell
- Brian Lustig
- Cameron Horne
- Charles Melzer
- David Joseph
- Elouise Nell
- Ethan Kirkland
- Ethan Lindeque
- George Guvamatanga
- Graeme Karon
- Hanjo Odendaal
- Jessica Robey
- Jonah Lustig
- Jonathan Munro
- Joseph Melzer
- Joshua Langenhoven Clark
- Juan Holscher
- Kaya Canau-Kurt
- Kayur Ranchod
- Lindsay Hans
- Lonwabo Mvovo
- Luca Mann
- Luke Smith
- Matthew Jean Thompson
- Matthew Paulsen
- Michael Grinsteud
- Michael Holsher
- Michal Kita
- Nicholas Smart
- Ori Rose Melzer
- Ricco Visser
- Samantha Lustig
- Sarah Katz
- Stephen Cotterrell
- Thomas Brice
- Timothy Joseph
- Trevor Nell
- Uan Hermanus
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.