Competitions · South Africa
Puzzles in Pinehurst 2025
Cape Town · 18 January 2025 · 11 events · 42 competitors · 93 personal bests
Daniel Rush won five of the eleven events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Lethabo Moeti by 0.27 seconds. 42 competitors produced 93 personal bests, 39 of which still stand today, and four people held a competitor card for the first time.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Daniel Rush | 6.06 | 7.52 |
| 2×2 | Jesse Osburn | 1.88 | 2.50 |
| 4×4 | Daniel Rush | 25.65 | 27.92 |
| 5×5 | Daniel Rush | 44.77 | 47.41 |
| 6×6 | Daniel Rush | 1:22.08 | 1:32.92 |
| 7×7 | Jesse Osburn | 4:09.07 | 4:14.52 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Tristan Ford | 1:40.04 | — |
| Clock | Catherine Rush | 7.84 | 8.87 |
| Pyraminx | Lethabo Moeti | 3.06 | 3.14 |
| Skewb | Tristan Ford | 2.96 | 3.45 |
| Square-1 | Daniel Rush | 11.72 | 13.52 |
The PB harvest
93 set · 39 still standing- Caspar Switijnk — 2×2 single 1.07: into the top 0.7% of the event's history.
- Jahziel Dominic Alonzo — 2×2 single 1.11: into the top 0.79% of the event's history.
- Zachary Barter — 2×2 single 1.27: into the top 1.3% of the event's history.
- Syiam Chandra Tavaria — 2×2 single 1.33: into the top 1.5% of the event's history.
- Catherine Rush — 2×2 single 1.41: into the top 1.8% of the event's history.
- Abdul Darries — 3×3 single 7.37: into the top 1.8% of the event's history.
- Kieran Weitz — 3×3 single 9.48: into the top 6.1% of the event's history.
- Kai Faasen — 2×2 single 2.21: into the top 6.3% of the event's history.
First-timers
Four 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
4 regional records were set at this competition.
The field
42 competitors · 321 results · 11 events.
Everyone who competed
42 competitors- Abdul Darries
- Adam Mohamed
- Albert Kruger
- Alyssa Cavernelis
- Andries Kruger
- Anthony Kalaya Rush
- Aran O'Connor
- Benjamin John Reynolds
- Carol Rush
- Caspar Switijnk
- Catherine Rush
- Daniel David Mizen
- Daniel Rush
- Daniël Switijnk
- Douglas Ford
- Elton Willenburgh
- Jahziel Dominic Alonzo
- Jamie McKinney
- Jesse Osburn
- Jonathan Munro
- Joshua Van Wyk
- Kai Faasen
- Kieran Weitz
- Leonard Reynolds
- Lethabo Moeti
- Luc de Cafmeyer
- Lynette Reynolds
- Malachi Nolan
- Micah Willenburgh
- Mikayla Reynolds
- Milan Blaauw
- Noah Atter
- Parvesh Tavaria
- Regardt Reynolds
- Sahar Samlal
- Syiam Chandra Tavaria
- Tristan Ford
- Wikus Schutte
- Xavier Fajemisin
- Zachary Barter
- Zaffery Hammond-Aryee
- Zakariya Le Roux
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.