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Competitions · South Africa

Durban Summer Warm-up 2021

Durban · 4 December 2021 · 4 events · 44 competitors · 23 personal bests

Daniel Rush won two of the four events (3×3, 2×2) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Daniel Rush by 0.84 seconds. 44 competitors produced 23 personal bests, 2 of which still stand today, and 33 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Waseem Hoosain set the 4×4 single continental record: 32.10.

Two wins
Daniel Rush — 3×3, 2×2
0.84s
closest final — 2×2, Daniel Rush over Waseem Hoosain
23
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Daniel Rush7.328.84
2×2Daniel Rush2.813.77
4×4Waseem Hoosain32.1036.86
PyraminxChase Lee Roodt2.684.17

The PB harvest

23 set · 2 still standing
  • Chase Lee Roodt — Pyraminx single 2.68: into the top 2.7% of the event's history.
  • Pranav Ramraj — Pyraminx single 3.57: into the top 5.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

33 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 4,438 people who made their debut in 2021. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

4 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

44 competitors · 216 results · 4 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 8.84 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

44 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.