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Newcomers Cape Cube-Fest 2025

Cape Town · 8 March 2025 · 6 events · 52 competitors · 75 personal bests

Daniel Rush won four of the six events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Lethabo Moeti by 0.07 seconds. 52 competitors produced 75 personal bests, 38 of which still stand today, and 14 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Daniel Rush set the 3×3 single continental record: 4.86.

Four wins
Daniel Rush — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed
0.07s
closest final — Pyraminx, Lethabo Moeti over Jesse Osburn
75
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Daniel Rush4.866.68
2×2Daniel Rush1.211.87
4×4Daniel Rush26.9428.31
3×3 one-handedDaniel Rush14.2715.65
PyraminxLethabo Moeti2.873.26
SkewbMicah Willenburgh4.544.92

The PB harvest

75 set · 38 still standing
  • Milan Blaauw — 2×2 single 1.05: into the top 0.66% of the event's history.
  • Micah Willenburgh — Skewb single 1.71: into the top 0.75% of the event's history.
  • Micah Willenburgh — Pyraminx single 1.78: into the top 0.8% of the event's history.
  • Jesse Osburn — 2×2 single 1.18: into the top 0.98% of the event's history.
  • Daniel Rush — Skewb single 1.93: into the top 1.2% of the event's history.
  • Devon Hong — 2×2 single 1.32: into the top 1.4% of the event's history.
  • Justin Zhang — 3×3 single 7.66: into the top 2.2% of the event's history.
  • Noah Atter — 2×2 single 1.63: into the top 2.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

14 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

8 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

52 competitors · 428 results · 6 events.

Everyone who competed

52 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.