Competitions · South Africa

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Pretoria, Gauteng · 13 December 2025 · 8 events · 57 competitors · 58 personal bests

Ruben Grobler won three of the eight events (3×3, 2×2, 3×3 blindfolded) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Ruben Grobler by 0.17 seconds. 57 competitors produced 58 personal bests, 32 of which still stand today, and twelve people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Arnelio Manaca Mola set the 3×3 one-handed single national record: 22.18.

Three wins

Ruben Grobler — 3×3, 2×2, 3×3 blindfolded

0.17s

closest final — 3×3, Ruben Grobler over Juandré Jacobs

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Ruben Grobler	8.20	9.21
2×2	Ruben Grobler	1.66	2.15
3×3 blindfolded	Ruben Grobler	1:12.61	—
3×3 one-handed	Osman Badroodin	10.80	13.78
Clock	Ian Luies	8.98	9.29
Pyraminx	Rhynard Steyn	3.17	4.10
Skewb	Kagoentle Mokhabela	3.73	4.84
3×3 Multi-Blind	Marike Faught	17 of 21 cubes · 58:41	—

The PB harvest

58 set · 32 still standing

Osman Badroodin — Pyraminx single 3.43: into the top 5.2% of the event's history.
Dhruv Ranchod — 3×3 one-handed single 16.06: into the top 10.4% of the event's history.
Ruben Grobler — Clock single 7.05: into the top 11.1% of the event's history.
Ian James Mcleod — Pyraminx single 5.00: into the top 13.2% of the event's history.
Itai Seth Polon — Pyraminx single 5.63: into the top 17.3% of the event's history.
Miga Ferreira — Clock single 8.78: into the top 18.8% of the event's history.
Tushar Sukraj — Pyraminx single 6.65: into the top 25.0% of the event's history.
Arnelio Manaca Mola — 3×3 one-handed single 22.18: into the top 26.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

Twelve 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

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

57 competitors · 309 results · 8 events.

Everyone who competed

57 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.