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Competitions · South Africa

Gauteng Autumn 2018

Pretoria, Gauteng · 24 March 2018 · 5 events · 31 competitors · 31 personal bests

Ruben Grobler won three of the five events (4×4, Pyraminx, Skewb) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Ruben Grobler by 0.26 seconds. 31 competitors produced 31 personal bests, 18 of which still stand today, and ten people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Cameron Blumenow set the 4×4 single national record: 41.99.

Three wins
Ruben Grobler — 4×4, Pyraminx, Skewb
0.26s
closest final — Pyraminx, Ruben Grobler over Cameron Blumenow
31
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Shivaan Harichander8.5410.68
4×4Ruben Grobler43.7747.12
MegaminxPieterjan Joubert1:05.661:20.16
PyraminxRuben Grobler3.944.62
SkewbRuben Grobler4.025.67

The PB harvest

31 set · 18 still standing
  • Cameron Blumenow — Pyraminx single 3.22: into the top 4.4% of the event's history.
  • Pieterjan Joubert — 3×3 single 10.73: into the top 9.7% of the event's history.
  • Quinton Scholtz — Pyraminx single 4.44: into the top 9.9% of the event's history.
  • Asher Steenhoff — Skewb single 4.13: into the top 11.8% of the event's history.
  • Shane Swanepoel — 3×3 single 11.70: into the top 12.8% of the event's history.
  • Pieterjan Joubert — Megaminx single 1:05.66: into the top 13.1% of the event's history.
  • Shane Swanepoel — Pyraminx single 5.23: into the top 14.6% of the event's history.
  • Patrick Ellis — Pyraminx single 5.62: into the top 17.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

Ten people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,076 people who made their debut in 2018. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

8 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

31 competitors · 116 results · 5 events.

Everyone who competed

31 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.