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Competitions · South Africa

Cubing in the Cape Q1 2026

Cape Town · 8 February 2026 · 6 events · 48 competitors · 55 personal bests

Daniel Rush won five of the six events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Daniel Rush by 0.36 seconds. 48 competitors produced 55 personal bests, 44 of which still stand today, and 13 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Favour Ngulube set the 3×3 single national record: 8.37.

Five wins
Daniel Rush — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx
0.36s
closest final — 2×2, Daniel Rush over Jesse Osburn
55
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Daniel Rush5.876.71
2×2Daniel Rush1.962.07
4×4Daniel Rush23.7528.33
3×3 blindfoldedDylan Swarts59.27
3×3 one-handedDaniel Rush10.9014.99
MegaminxDaniel Rush47.1747.72

The PB harvest

55 set · 44 still standing

First-timers

13 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

7 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

48 competitors · 277 results · 6 events.

Everyone who competed

48 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.