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Pops Winter 2015

Benoni · 29 August 2015 · 5 events · 26 competitors · 26 personal bests

Zaakir Hagee won the 3×3 with a 18.28 and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Zaakir Hagee by 0.15 seconds. 26 competitors produced 26 personal bests, 12 of which still stand today, and nine people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Lourens Kruger took a 2×2 single of 17.61 down to 6.72, 62 percent better in one day.

5
events decided
0.15s
closest final — 3×3, Zaakir Hagee over Richard Hohls
26
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Zaakir Hagee16.4618.28
2×2Pranav Ramraj5.086.02
4×4Nkosinathi Radebe1:09.001:25.29
PyraminxHenry Rochester9.559.85
SkewbBrendan James Gray6.808.79

The PB harvest

26 set · 12 still standing
  • Richard Hohls — 2×2 single 5.13: into the top 40.9% of the event's history.
  • Elke van der Walt — 3×3 single 24.77: into the top 52.1% of the event's history.
  • Henry Rochester — Skewb single 10.16: into the top 55.9% of the event's history.
  • Donovan Hale — 4×4 single 1:27.38: into the top 61.7% of the event's history.
  • Jordan Jacobson — 2×2 single 7.53: into the top 64.5% of the event's history.
  • Matteo Paparella — 3×3 single 33.58: into the top 68.4% of the event's history.
  • Matteo Paparella — 2×2 single 8.18: into the top 68.9% of the event's history.
  • Elke van der Walt — 2×2 single 9.00: into the top 73.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

Nine people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 12,291 people who made their debut in 2015. 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

26 competitors · 85 results · 5 events.

Everyone who competed

26 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.