Competitions · South Africa
Noordhoek Quiet Xmas 2025
Cape Town · 27 December 2025 · 6 events · 9 competitors · 10 personal bests
Marike Faught won four of the six events (3×3 blindfolded, 4×4 blindfolded, 5×5 blindfolded) and the closest final was the 6×6, won by Daniel Rush by 63.14 seconds. 9 competitors produced 10 personal bests, 9 of which still stand today.
The moment
A continental record
Marike Faught set the 5×5 blindfolded single continental record: 9:51.81.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6×6 | Daniel Rush | 1:21.24 | 1:25.40 |
| 7×7 | Daniel Rush | 2:00.06 | 2:03.17 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Marike Faught | 1:17.09 | — |
| 4×4 blindfolded | Marike Faught | 4:31.42 | — |
| 5×5 blindfolded | Marike Faught | 9:51.81 | — |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | Marike Faught | 20 of 21 cubes · 55:57 | — |
The PB harvest
10 set · 9 still standing- Marike Faught — 3×3 Multi-Blind single 20 of 21 cubes · 55:57: into the top 5.3% of the event's history.
- Daniel David Mizen — 6×6 single 2:15.56: into the top 18.3% of the event's history.
- Marike Faught — 5×5 blindfolded single 9:51.81: into the top 21.3% of the event's history.
- Marike Faught — 6×6 single 2:24.82: into the top 23.0% of the event's history.
- Daniel David Mizen — 7×7 single 3:44.57: into the top 25.1% of the event's history.
- Daniel Rush — 3×3 Multi-Blind single 8 of 9 cubes · 47:10: into the top 26.8% of the event's history.
- Timothy Lawrance — 6×6 single 3:35.39: into the top 56.9% of the event's history.
- Lindsay Hans — 7×7 single 5:59.41: into the top 67.5% of the event's history.
First-timers
No people competed for the first time at this competition. Start here explains what a first competition is like.
Records watch
1 regional record was set at this competition.
The field
9 competitors · 51 results · 6 events.
Everyone who competed
9 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.