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Competitions · South Africa

Gauteng Summer 2019

Johannesburg · 5 January 2019 · 6 events · 36 competitors · 57 personal bests

Ruben Grobler won five of the six events (2×2, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Shivaan Harichander by 1.35 seconds. 36 competitors produced 57 personal bests, 21 of which still stand today, and eight people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Ruben Grobler set the 4×4 average national record: 41.60.

Five wins
Ruben Grobler — 2×2, 4×4, 5×5, Pyraminx, Square-1
1.35s
closest final — 3×3, Shivaan Harichander over Ruben Grobler
57
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Shivaan Harichander9.419.89
2×2Ruben Grobler1.972.73
4×4Ruben Grobler37.0941.60
5×5Ruben Grobler1:17.401:25.93
PyraminxRuben Grobler4.076.18
Square-1Ruben Grobler16.8322.50

The PB harvest

57 set · 21 still standing
  • Quinton Scholtz — 2×2 single 2.27: into the top 6.8% of the event's history.
  • Quinton Scholtz — 3×3 single 10.90: into the top 10.2% of the event's history.
  • Marthinus Christoffel — 3×3 single 13.10: into the top 17.8% of the event's history.
  • Quinton Scholtz — 4×4 single 50.92: into the top 25.8% of the event's history.
  • Yusuf Akoojee — Pyraminx single 6.85: into the top 26.6% of the event's history.
  • Hanzalah Ismail — 3×3 single 16.75: into the top 30.2% of the event's history.
  • Jaco de Waal — 3×3 single 17.26: into the top 31.8% of the event's history.
  • Markus Marais — 2×2 single 4.96: into the top 38.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

Eight people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 27,871 people who made their debut in 2019. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

3 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

36 competitors · 143 results · 6 events.

Everyone who competed

36 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.