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Qualifying in Kirstenhof 2024

Cape Town · 24 August 2024 · 11 events · 58 competitors · 109 personal bests

Daniel Rush won five of the eleven events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Tristan Ford by 0.37 seconds. 58 competitors produced 109 personal bests, 17 of which still stand today, and 15 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Daniel Rush set the 4×4 single continental record: 22.66.

Five wins
Daniel Rush — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 5×5, Square-1
0.37s
closest final — Skewb, Tristan Ford over Jahziel Dominic Alonzo
109
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Daniel Rush6.217.14
2×2Daniel Rush1.862.97
4×4Daniel Rush24.0329.77
5×5Daniel Rush45.7351.32
3×3 blindfoldedDylan Swarts37.99
3×3 one-handedMaverick Pearson16.6918.37
PyraminxLethabo Moeti2.633.90
SkewbTristan Ford3.924.63
Square-1Daniel Rush14.1916.54
4×4 blindfoldedTimothy Lawrance6:35.85
3×3 Multi-BlindTimothy Lawrance14 of 16 cubes · 54:39

The PB harvest

109 set · 17 still standing
  • Juniour Kwashira — 3×3 single 7.63: into the top 2.2% of the event's history.
  • Dylan Swarts — 3×3 single 8.37: into the top 3.5% of the event's history.
  • Timothy Lawrance — 3×3 Multi-Blind single 14 of 16 cubes · 54:39: into the top 12.6% of the event's history.
  • Carlo van Dyk — 3×3 single 12.41: into the top 15.3% of the event's history.
  • Neeraav Ranjit — 3×3 single 14.06: into the top 21.2% of the event's history.
  • Sahar Samlal — 3×3 single 14.35: into the top 22.2% of the event's history.
  • Leonidas Baroutsos — Pyraminx single 6.63: into the top 24.9% of the event's history.
  • Sarfaraz Khan — 3×3 single 16.27: into the top 28.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

15 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

5 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

58 competitors · 464 results · 11 events.

Everyone who competed

58 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.