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Competitions · South Africa

CuBeaulieu Craze 2024

Midrand · 7 December 2024 · 7 events · 41 competitors · 61 personal bests

Osman Badroodin won three of the seven events (3×3, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Gerard McGinley by 0.39 seconds. 41 competitors produced 61 personal bests, 21 of which still stand today, and eight people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Luke Agapitus set the 3×3 single national record: 16.03.

Three wins
Osman Badroodin — 3×3, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed
0.39s
closest final — 2×2, Gerard McGinley over Juandré Jacobs
61
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Osman Badroodin9.5610.73
2×2Gerard McGinley1.732.80
5×5Osman Badroodin58.121:01.07
3×3 blindfoldedMarike Faught45.3647.09
3×3 one-handedOsman Badroodin12.0313.43
MegaminxMarike Faught52.6458.54
PyraminxGerard McGinley4.767.38

The PB harvest

61 set · 21 still standing
  • Juandré Jacobs — 2×2 single 1.42: into the top 1.8% of the event's history.
  • Gerard McGinley — 5×5 single 1:10.06: into the top 11.6% of the event's history.
  • Dhiren Callister Nair — Pyraminx single 4.91: into the top 12.6% of the event's history.
  • Jaméan Groenewald — 5×5 single 1:19.67: into the top 18.8% of the event's history.
  • Gerard McGinley — 3×3 blindfolded single 1:18.40: into the top 19.0% of the event's history.
  • Mikhyl Singh — 3×3 one-handed single 20.90: into the top 23.0% of the event's history.
  • Dhiren Callister Nair — Megaminx single 1:39.09: into the top 34.1% of the event's history.
  • Bonolo Ngwako Ramokgopa — 3×3 single 23.56: into the top 49.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

Eight 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

5 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

41 competitors · 290 results · 7 events.

Everyone who competed

41 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.