Competitions · South Africa

Cubestuff Centurion Q1 2026

Centurion · 31 January 2026 · 8 events · 74 competitors · 91 personal bests

Ruben Grobler won two of the eight events (2×2, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Ruben Grobler by 0.37 seconds. 74 competitors produced 91 personal bests, 53 of which still stand today, and 15 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Clay Caleb Malgas took a 2×2 single of 26.01 down to 7.48, 71 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Ruben Grobler — 2×2, 5×5

0.37s

closest final — 2×2, Ruben Grobler over Shivaan Harichander

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Juandré Jacobs	5.28	7.72
2×2	Ruben Grobler	1.65	2.26
5×5	Ruben Grobler	53.80	1:01.18
6×6	Osman Badroodin	1:49.30	1:58.58
3×3 blindfolded	Marike Faught	36.12	—
3×3 one-handed	Joshua Christian Marais	10.15	12.46
Megaminx	Vincent Hazelton-Lagarrigue	44.11	46.21
Pyraminx	Rhynard Steyn	3.74	4.56

The PB harvest

91 set · 53 still standing

Juandré Jacobs — 3×3 single 5.28: into the top 0.18% of the event's history.
Amahle Nyembe — 3×3 single 6.76: into the top 1.1% of the event's history.
Ruben Grobler — Pyraminx single 2.46: into the top 2.1% of the event's history.
Osman Badroodin — 5×5 single 51.31: into the top 2.1% of the event's history.
Ruben Grobler — 5×5 single 53.80: into the top 3.0% of the event's history.
Shivaan Harichander — Megaminx single 47.55: into the top 4.1% of the event's history.
Ruben van Niekerk — 3×3 one-handed single 13.41: into the top 5.1% of the event's history.
Ruben van Niekerk — Pyraminx single 3.93: into the top 7.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

15 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 18,546 people who made their debut in 2026. 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

74 competitors · 440 results · 8 events.

Everyone who competed

74 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.