Competitions · South Africa
Speedcubes Cape Town 2018
Cape Town · 9 April 2018 · 4 events · 64 competitors · 46 personal bests
Mats Valk won three of the four events (3×3, 2×2, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Maverick Pearson by 0.60 seconds. 64 competitors produced 46 personal bests, 14 of which still stand today, and 36 people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Kyle Meaker took a 2×2 single of 20.40 down to 6.73, 67 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Mats Valk | 7.18 | 7.57 |
| 2×2 | Mats Valk | 1.56 | 2.67 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Mats Valk | 13.56 | 14.35 |
| Pyraminx | Maverick Pearson | 4.67 | 5.95 |
The PB harvest
46 set · 14 still standing- Kayur Ranchod — 3×3 single 12.32: into the top 15.0% of the event's history.
- Benjamin Kleyn — 2×2 single 3.55: into the top 20.8% of the event's history.
- Joshua Beckley — Pyraminx single 6.83: into the top 26.5% of the event's history.
- Joshua Beckley — 2×2 single 4.41: into the top 31.8% of the event's history.
- Tyrone Warren Bayliss — 3×3 one-handed single 26.34: into the top 37.7% of the event's history.
- Joshua Beckley — 3×3 single 22.06: into the top 45.6% of the event's history.
- Wilhelm Gelderblom — 2×2 single 5.75: into the top 48.2% of the event's history.
- Luke Smith — 2×2 single 6.08: into the top 51.7% of the event's history.
First-timers
36 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
No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.
The field
64 competitors · 220 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. Mats Valk won it with a 7.57 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
U' R2 D L2 U B2 F2 U' B F' R' B2 L' U2 B U L' R U2 - 2
B' D2 L2 F' L2 B' F L2 U2 R B D' F R2 D R' D B2 F' L2 - 3
D2 L B' R' B' L F L B' D R2 F2 L2 F2 U2 B2 U2 D2 R' D2 B2 - 4
B L2 D2 F L2 U2 F' D2 F' L F L2 D' U R D2 F2 L' U2 F - 5
R' U2 R' F2 D2 L U2 R' U2 B R2 B' D U F2 L U' B F2 R2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
64 competitors- Abdul Darries
- Allan Gibbon
- Amnon Melzer
- Anna Gibbon
- Benjamin Kleyn
- Bradley Smith
- Brandon Rae
- Brent Boswell
- Brody Williamson
- Calum Visagie
- Charl Louw
- Chengyan Ma
- Christian Garry
- Clayton Gordon
- Cullen Milne
- Daniel Rush
- Dylan Swarts
- Eduard Meiring
- Eli Shnaps
- Elisha Melzer
- Etian Roets
- Francios van Niekerk
- Gabriel Robinson
- George Guvamatanga
- Jaco Momberg
- Jan Karsten
- Jayden van Zuydam
- Jonathan Munro
- Joseph Melzer
- Josh Cochrane
- Joshua Beckley
- Juan-Pierre Minnie
- Kayur Ranchod
- Kejin Zeng
- Kyle Meaker
- Lindsay Hans
- Lochlan Williamson
- Luca Walser
- Lucian Erasmus
- Luke Smith
- Mats Valk
- Matthias Versfeld
- Maverick Pearson
- Michael Johnson
- Migael Terblanche
- Muhammed T. Razzak
- Nathan Savides
- Ori Rose Melzer
- Ricco Visser
- Ruan Grove
- Ryan Gibbon
- Samuel Gawronsky
- Samuel Peters
- Sasha Katz
- Seth Donn
- Shuraih Adams
- Timothy Ritshuri
- Tristan Boswell
- Tristan Steenveld
- Tyrone Warren Bayliss
- Wilhelm Gelderblom
- William Acutt
- Yakeen Barden
- Zachary Bekker
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.