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Durban Winter 2024

Durban · 8 June 2024 · 5 events · 33 competitors · 45 personal bests

Waseem Hoosain won three of the five events (2×2, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Waseem Hoosain by 0.05 seconds. 33 competitors produced 45 personal bests, 18 of which still stand today, and twelve people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Abubakar Ahmed took a 2×2 single of 16.90 down to 3.70, 78 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Waseem Hoosain — 2×2, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed
0.05s
closest final — 2×2, Waseem Hoosain over Christian Swartz
45
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Christian Swartz8.499.53
2×2Waseem Hoosain3.013.23
4×4Waseem Hoosain29.7933.20
3×3 one-handedWaseem Hoosain13.8316.49
PyraminxChase Lee Roodt4.105.43

The PB harvest

45 set · 18 still standing
  • Maverick Pearson — Pyraminx single 3.20: into the top 4.3% of the event's history.
  • Dalton Bosman — 3×3 single 8.79: into the top 4.4% of the event's history.
  • Abubakar Ahmed — 3×3 single 11.53: into the top 12.3% of the event's history.
  • Bayden Boesak — 2×2 single 2.85: into the top 12.6% of the event's history.
  • Kelan Hemraj — 2×2 single 2.96: into the top 13.8% of the event's history.
  • Riaan Subramoney — 3×3 single 12.98: into the top 17.3% of the event's history.
  • Abubakar Ahmed — 2×2 single 3.70: into the top 22.7% of the event's history.
  • Kelan Hemraj — 3×3 single 14.63: into the top 23.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

Twelve people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 32,954 people who made their debut in 2024. 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

33 competitors · 190 results · 5 events.

Everyone who competed

33 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.