Competitions · South Africa
Pretoria Spring Afternoon 2023
Pretoria · 25 November 2023 · 3 events · 27 competitors · 27 personal bests
Osman Badroodin won two of the three events (4×4, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 4×4, won by Osman Badroodin by 1.23 seconds. 27 competitors produced 27 personal bests, 7 of which still stand today, and four people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Gawie Beukman took a 3×3 one-handed single of 4:10.37 down to 49.55, 80 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Shivaan Harichander | 6.69 | 7.95 |
| 4×4 | Osman Badroodin | 32.82 | 37.74 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Osman Badroodin | 13.04 | 14.40 |
The PB harvest
27 set · 7 still standing- Jan-Hendrik Hoogendyk — 3×3 one-handed single 17.72: into the top 14.4% of the event's history.
- Sasha Shepherd — 3×3 single 13.15: into the top 17.9% of the event's history.
- Jan-Hendrik Hoogendyk — 4×4 single 49.45: into the top 24.0% of the event's history.
- Taariq Hassim — 3×3 one-handed single 29.83: into the top 46.3% of the event's history.
- Duncan Hobbs — 4×4 single 1:20.52: into the top 56.3% of the event's history.
- Ruan Luies — 3×3 single 32.54: into the top 66.8% of the event's history.
- Gawie Beukman — 3×3 one-handed single 49.55: into the top 76.3% of the event's history.
First-timers
Four people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 37,591 people who made their debut in 2023. 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
27 competitors · 101 results · 3 events.
Everyone who competed
27 competitors- Alexander James Davies
- Bjorn van der Nest
- Duncan Hobbs
- Gawie Beukman
- Ian Luies
- Isaac Scheepers
- Jacques Andre Horne
- Jan-Hendrik Hoogendyk
- Johan Naude
- Joshua Olivier
- Marian Chishiri
- Marike Faught
- Mikhyl Singh
- Munashe Michael Makwiramiti
- Nathaniel Makwiramiti
- Noah Levin
- Osman Badroodin
- Patrick Ellis
- Peroe Raaths
- Pieter Cornelius Horne
- Ruan Luies
- Sasha Shepherd
- Shivaan Harichander
- Taariq Hassim
- Tiaan Pretorius
- Uan Hermanus
- Zahraa Hassim
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.