Competitions · South Africa
Howick Spring 2025
Howick · 4 October 2025 · 8 events · 19 competitors · 27 personal bests
Waseem Hoosain won three of the eight events (3×3, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Rhynard Steyn by 0.62 seconds. 19 competitors produced 27 personal bests, 25 of which still stand today, and three people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Levi Jordan Simeon took a 3×3 one-handed single of 1:31.01 down to 44.04, 52 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Waseem Hoosain | 6.51 | 8.47 |
| 2×2 | Rhynard Steyn | 2.34 | 3.48 |
| 4×4 | Waseem Hoosain | 28.43 | 31.59 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Timothy Lawrance | 1:52.57 | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | Waseem Hoosain | 12.70 | 14.44 |
| Clock | Grant Robert King | 7.64 | 8.77 |
| Pyraminx | Rhynard Steyn | 4.06 | 4.49 |
| 4×4 blindfolded | Timothy Lawrance | 5:49.85 | — |
The PB harvest
27 set · 25 still standing- Grant Robert King — 3×3 single 8.26: into the top 3.3% of the event's history.
- Bayden Boesak — Pyraminx single 4.35: into the top 9.4% of the event's history.
- Elsabé Erasmus — 2×2 single 2.75: into the top 11.5% of the event's history.
- Tobias Lochner — Pyraminx single 4.98: into the top 13.0% of the event's history.
- Bayden Boesak — 3×3 single 11.85: into the top 13.4% of the event's history.
- Casey Milos — 4×4 single 42.30: into the top 14.9% of the event's history.
- Grant Robert King — 3×3 one-handed single 17.93: into the top 14.9% of the event's history.
- Rhynard Steyn — 3×3 one-handed single 18.92: into the top 17.6% of the event's history.
First-timers
Three people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 28,483 people who made their debut in 2025. 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
19 competitors · 125 results · 8 events.
Everyone who competed
19 competitorsReading 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.