Competitions · South Africa
Soweto Spring Open 2018
Johannesburg, Gauteng · 8 September 2018 · 6 events · 24 competitors · 20 personal bests
Ruben Grobler won four of the six events (4×4, 3×3 blindfolded, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Cameron Blumenow by 0.35 seconds. 24 competitors produced 20 personal bests, 10 of which still stand today, and eight people held a competitor card for the first time.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Cameron Blumenow | 9.00 | 10.25 |
| 2×2 | Cameron Blumenow | 2.75 | 3.04 |
| 4×4 | Ruben Grobler | 40.35 | 46.21 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Ruben Grobler | 1:45.08 | — |
| Pyraminx | Ruben Grobler | 4.96 | 5.29 |
| Skewb | Ruben Grobler | 4.31 | 6.15 |
The PB harvest
20 set · 10 still standing- Zaakir Hagee — 2×2 single 2.02: into the top 4.9% of the event's history.
- Terushan Moodley — 3×3 single 11.25: into the top 11.3% of the event's history.
- Nkosinathi Radebe — Pyraminx single 7.52: into the top 32.2% of the event's history.
- Zaakir Hagee — Pyraminx single 7.56: into the top 32.6% of the event's history.
- Pranav Gungadeen — 3×3 single 18.78: into the top 36.5% of the event's history.
- Nkosinathi Radebe — 4×4 single 1:03.84: into the top 40.5% of the event's history.
- Saieshan Dadi — 3×3 single 22.94: into the top 47.8% of the event's history.
- Nkosinathi Radebe — Skewb single 10.19: into the top 56.1% of the event's history.
First-timers
Eight people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,076 people who made their debut in 2018. Start here explains what a first competition is like.
Records watch
7 regional records were set at this competition.
The field
24 competitors · 97 results · 6 events.
Everyone who competed
24 competitors- Amaara Gamieldien
- Brendan James Gray
- Cameron Blumenow
- Danie Viljoen
- Donovan Hale
- Gawie Beukman
- Jaedon Abrahams
- John Setati
- Joshua T. Makuwa
- Lawrence Grobler
- Mahir Ambelal
- Marike Faught
- Nkosinathi Radebe
- Pranav Gungadeen
- Ruben Grobler
- Saieshan Dadi
- Shivaan Harichander
- Sibusiso Sethu Xolo
- Silethiwe Mngomezulu
- Taariq Hassim
- Terushan Moodley
- Thabiso Molefe
- Thamsanqa Mxolisi Ntombela
- Zaakir Hagee
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.