Competitions · South Africa
Puzzlin' Polokwane 2024
Polokwane · 15 March 2024 · 5 events · 16 competitors · 16 personal bests
Joshua Christian Marais won three of the five events (3×3, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Jan-Hendrik Hoogendyk by 1.35 seconds. 16 competitors produced 16 personal bests, 12 of which still stand today, and eight people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
A continental record
Joshua Christian Marais set the 3×3 one-handed average continental record: 11.49.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Joshua Christian Marais | 7.90 | 9.65 |
| 2×2 | Jan-Hendrik Hoogendyk | 2.11 | 2.88 |
| 4×4 | Joshua Christian Marais | 52.23 | 56.95 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Joshua Christian Marais | 10.54 | 11.49 |
| Pyraminx | Jan-Hendrik Hoogendyk | 6.70 | 7.11 |
The PB harvest
16 set · 12 still standing- Jan-Hendrik Hoogendyk — Pyraminx single 4.92: into the top 12.7% of the event's history.
- Johan Venter — 3×3 single 11.68: into the top 12.8% of the event's history.
- Johan Venter — 2×2 single 3.31: into the top 17.9% of the event's history.
- Jonathan Marais — 3×3 single 13.49: into the top 19.2% of the event's history.
- Jonathan Marais — Pyraminx single 6.05: into the top 20.4% of the event's history.
- Tiaan Pretorius — 3×3 single 14.12: into the top 21.4% of the event's history.
- Jonathan Marais — 3×3 one-handed single 21.83: into the top 25.5% of the event's history.
- Jonathan Marais — 2×2 single 4.61: into the top 34.4% of the event's history.
First-timers
Eight people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 32,954 people who made their debut in 2024. Start here explains what a first competition is like.
Records watch
1 regional record was set at this competition.
The field
16 competitors · 100 results · 5 events.
Everyone who competed
16 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.