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Speedcubes Bloemfontein 2024

Bloemfontein · 23 November 2024 · 6 events · 27 competitors · 31 personal bests

Heinrich de Lange won four of the six events (3×3, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Heinrich de Lange by 0.24 seconds. 27 competitors produced 31 personal bests, 18 of which still stand today, and twelve people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Stephanus Blignaut set the Skewb average continental record: 3.32.

Four wins
Heinrich de Lange — 3×3, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx
0.24s
closest final — 3×3, Heinrich de Lange over Maverick Pearson
31
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Heinrich de Lange9.1910.48
2×2Maverick Pearson2.083.43
4×4Heinrich de Lange32.3936.51
3×3 one-handedHeinrich de Lange15.7617.87
MegaminxHeinrich de Lange39.3043.32
SkewbStephanus Blignaut2.933.32

The PB harvest

31 set · 18 still standing
  • Ruben Smith — 2×2 single 2.99: into the top 14.1% of the event's history.
  • Alex Struwig — 2×2 single 3.58: into the top 21.2% of the event's history.
  • Ruben Smith — Skewb single 5.48: into the top 21.8% of the event's history.
  • Alex Struwig — 3×3 single 17.25: into the top 31.8% of the event's history.
  • Ruben Smith — 3×3 one-handed single 26.20: into the top 37.3% of the event's history.
  • Anthony Majiedt — Megaminx single 2:00.20: into the top 45.8% of the event's history.
  • Hlahatsi Sekhamane — 3×3 single 23.50: into the top 49.2% of the event's history.
  • Alex Struwig — 3×3 one-handed single 31.47: into the top 50.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

Twelve 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

4 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

27 competitors · 138 results · 6 events.

Everyone who competed

27 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.