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CubingZA Cape Cubes Spring 2023

Cape Town · 30 September 2023 · 7 events · 98 competitors · 89 personal bests

Daniel Rush won three of the seven events (3×3, 4×4, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Daniel Rush by 0.25 seconds. 98 competitors produced 89 personal bests, 32 of which still stand today, and 38 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Daniel Rush set the 3×3 single continental record: 4.87.

Three wins
Daniel Rush — 3×3, 4×4, Pyraminx
0.25s
closest final — Pyraminx, Daniel Rush over Samuel Collett
89
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Daniel Rush5.826.97
4×4Daniel Rush25.4627.63
3×3 one-handedJoshua Christian Marais11.6113.63
PyraminxDaniel Rush3.865.78
SkewbTristan Ford3.534.18
4×4 blindfoldedMarike Faught6:03.69—
5×5 blindfoldedTimothy Lawrance13:17.00—

The PB harvest

89 set · 32 still standing
  • Joshua Van Wyk — 3×3 single 6.90: into the top 1.2% of the event's history.
  • Calum Visagie — 3×3 single 8.85: into the top 4.5% of the event's history.
  • Lonwabo Mvovo — 3×3 single 9.31: into the top 5.6% of the event's history.
  • Brent Boswell — 3×3 single 10.84: into the top 10.0% of the event's history.
  • Max Pilatik — Pyraminx single 4.54: into the top 10.5% of the event's history.
  • Lonwabo Mvovo — 4×4 single 38.61: into the top 10.5% of the event's history.
  • Troy Shrosbree — 3×3 single 11.54: into the top 12.3% of the event's history.
  • Timothy Lawrance — Skewb single 4.20: into the top 12.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

38 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 37,591 people who made their debut in 2023. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

14 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

98 competitors · 518 results · 7 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. Daniel Rush won it with a 6.97 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

98 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.