Competitions · South Africa
Cubestuff Grand Challenge Cape Town 2025
Cape Town · 6 December 2025 · 10 events · 51 competitors · 102 personal bests
Daniel Rush won five of the ten events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Daniël Switijnk by 0.20 seconds. 51 competitors produced 102 personal bests, 77 of which still stand today, and six people held a competitor card for the first time.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Daniel Rush | 6.91 | 7.14 |
| 2×2 | Daniël Switijnk | 1.38 | 1.74 |
| 4×4 | Daniel Rush | 20.40 | 24.81 |
| 5×5 | Daniel Rush | 44.35 | 47.42 |
| 6×6 | Daniel Rush | 1:18.63 | 1:24.91 |
| 7×7 | Daniel Rush | 2:01.52 | 2:03.07 |
| Clock | Samuel Collett | 5.83 | 6.42 |
| Pyraminx | Caspar Switijnk | 2.22 | 2.98 |
| Skewb | Tristan Ford | 3.30 | 3.94 |
| Square-1 | Daniel David Mizen | 12.69 | 14.09 |
The PB harvest
102 set · 77 still standing- Isaac Scheepers — 3×3 single 5.70: into the top 0.33% of the event's history.
- Daniël Switijnk — 2×2 single 1.01: into the top 0.58% of the event's history.
- Samuel Collett — 3×3 single 7.08: into the top 1.4% of the event's history.
- Luca Sitas — Pyraminx single 2.20: into the top 1.5% of the event's history.
- Daniël Switijnk — Pyraminx single 2.25: into the top 1.6% of the event's history.
- Arnelio Manaca Mola — Pyraminx single 2.37: into the top 1.9% of the event's history.
- Lethabo Moeti — 3×3 single 7.64: into the top 2.2% of the event's history.
- Syiam Chandra Tavaria — 3×3 single 8.50: into the top 3.7% of the event's history.
First-timers
Six people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 28,483 people who made their debut in 2025. Start here explains what a first competition is like.
Records watch
12 regional records were set at this competition.
The field
51 competitors · 481 results · 10 events.
Everyone who competed
51 competitors- Abraham Hendrik Petrus van den Berg
- Albert Kruger
- André Snyman
- Anthony Kalaya Rush
- Arnelio Manaca Mola
- Ayabonga John Ajayi
- Caitlin Courie
- Cameron Lochrie Mcleod
- Carlo van Dyk
- Caspar Switijnk
- Charlotte Schutz
- Daniel David Mizen
- Daniel Rush
- Daniël Switijnk
- Eli Every
- Favour Ngulube
- Isaac Scheepers
- Jahziel Dominic Alonzo
- Jake Hughes
- Jesse Osburn
- Ketan Chavda
- Lara Rabe
- Leonard Reynolds
- Lethabo Moeti
- Lewis Janse van Rensburg
- Liam Swanepoel
- Luca Sitas
- Luke Julies
- Matthew Sauerman
- Maverick Pearson
- Max Pereira
- Michał Sozański
- Mikayla Reynolds
- Noah Atter
- Onotando Mqoqi
- Ostwald Eksteen
- Peter Schutz
- Philip Iwan Botha
- Regardt Reynolds
- Reghardt Viktor
- Rohan Rossouw
- Samuel Collett
- Shivaay Bhola
- Stephen Scott
- Syiam Chandra Tavaria
- Tariq Hendricks
- Tristan Ford
- Wade Harker
- Wian Stephan Lotter
- Yiannis de Wet
- Zaydaan Adams
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.