Competitions · South Africa
Speedcubes Cape Town 2017
Cape Town · 5 November 2017 · 4 events · 28 competitors · 17 personal bests
Abdul Darries won the 3×3 with a 14.77 and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Abdul Darries by 0.35 seconds. 28 competitors produced 17 personal bests, 2 of which still stand today, and 15 people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Kyle Meaker took a 3×3 single of 45.05 down to 24.83, 45 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Abdul Darries | 11.98 | 14.77 |
| 2×2 | Jonathan Munro | 4.59 | 5.75 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Brent Boswell | 30.43 | 39.14 |
| Pyraminx | Martin Mothe | 5.06 | 6.11 |
The PB harvest
17 set · 2 still standing- Ricco Visser — 2×2 single 3.82: into the top 24.2% of the event's history.
- Emma Unthank — 3×3 single 56.77: into the top 90.1% of the event's history.
First-timers
15 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 23,482 people who made their debut in 2017. Start here explains what a first competition is like.
Records watch
No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.
The field
28 competitors · 111 results · 4 events.
Solve this final yourself
how this works →The 3×3 final here ran on one scramble group, so these five sequences are exactly what the finalists faced. Abdul Darries won it with a 14.77 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
U B2 U' R2 B2 L2 B2 D' F2 D' F2 L F R D' R2 B R' U' F2 R2 - 2
F2 U' F' D' R2 B D2 R' B D R' F2 L2 D2 F2 U2 B2 R2 D2 F' - 3
D2 L2 D B' D L' B2 U' L2 F L2 D F2 B2 L2 D R2 L2 B2 R2 - 4
F2 D2 U2 R B2 D2 L' U2 L B2 R2 U L B F' L R B' R D - 5
R2 U R2 U2 R2 U' B U' B' D F' B2 R2 U2 R U2 B2 L' F2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
28 competitors- Abdul Darries
- Amnon Melzer
- Bradley Smith
- Brent Boswell
- Craig Robinson
- Dylan Swarts
- Emma Unthank
- Ethan Petersen
- Gabriel Robinson
- Jacques Valentine
- Jayden Brits
- Joey Jooste
- Jonathan Munro
- Joseph Melzer
- Joshua Beckley
- Kyle Meaker
- Martin Mothe
- Matthew Hird
- Nina Unthank
- Ori Rose Melzer
- Ricco Visser
- Samuel Gawronsky
- Samuel Peters
- Simon James Pauck
- Stephan Joubert
- Timothy Lawrance
- Tristan Steenveld
- Wilhelm Gelderblom
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.