Competitions · South Africa
Speedcubes Cape Town 2019
Cape Town · 20 January 2019 · 3 events · 60 competitors · 24 personal bests
Maverick Pearson won three of the three events (3×3, 2×2, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Maverick Pearson by 0.30 seconds. 60 competitors produced 24 personal bests, 9 of which still stand today, and 34 people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Calum Visagie took a 2×2 single of 13.73 down to 4.03, 71 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Maverick Pearson | 10.66 | 11.80 |
| 2×2 | Maverick Pearson | 3.13 | 4.09 |
| Pyraminx | Maverick Pearson | 5.97 | 7.94 |
The PB harvest
24 set · 9 still standing- Bini Shulman — 3×3 single 11.34: into the top 11.6% of the event's history.
- Tyrone Warren Bayliss — 3×3 single 13.08: into the top 17.7% of the event's history.
- Tyrone Warren Bayliss — 2×2 single 3.44: into the top 19.4% of the event's history.
- Abdul Darries — 2×2 single 4.03: into the top 26.9% of the event's history.
- Jan Karsten — Pyraminx single 8.40: into the top 39.7% of the event's history.
- Kyle Meaker — 3×3 single 20.84: into the top 42.3% of the event's history.
- Matthew Jean Thompson — 2×2 single 8.33: into the top 69.9% of the event's history.
- Sasha Katz — Pyraminx single 12.88: into the top 72.3% of the event's history.
First-timers
34 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 27,871 people who made their debut in 2019. 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
60 competitors · 175 results · 3 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. Maverick Pearson won it with a 11.80 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
D F2 D U R2 D L2 B2 U2 R' B' U B2 R' F2 R2 D2 R' F' R2 - 2
F U' B U' L F2 B' R2 D' L F U2 R2 B2 D2 B' R2 U2 F R2 - 3
F' B' D2 F' L2 U L F' U2 R' F' R2 B2 R2 F' R2 D2 L2 F2 D2 - 4
U' L2 D' R2 F' B2 L U' F' L2 B' U2 B R2 F U2 B L2 D2 - 5
D R U' L' U2 F' L2 D B' R' U R U2 L B2 R F2 D2 L B2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
60 competitors- Abdul Darries
- Amnon Melzer
- Bini Shulman
- Brent Boswell
- Caleb Dukes
- Callan Wesson
- Calum Visagie
- Catryn de Mink
- Christiaan Davel
- Courtnay Curtis Davids
- Damien Hurter
- Daniel Rush
- David Ernstzen
- DG Olivier
- Dylan Swarts
- Eddy Fick
- Gabriel Robinson
- Jaco Momberg
- Jacq van Jaarsveld
- Jan Karsten
- Jared Becker
- Jean Serfontein
- Jean Zwiegers
- Josh Cochrane
- Justin de Mink
- Justin Hamann
- Kate Vineall
- Kathan Thompson
- Keean Vassen
- Keenan Wagner
- Kyle Meaker
- Lucian Erasmus
- Luke Chadwick
- Matthew Hill
- Matthew Jean Thompson
- Matthew Scholtz
- Maverick Pearson
- Michael Wade
- MJ Nienkenpeer
- Oliver French
- Ori Rose Melzer
- Raaid Fajandar
- Ricco Visser
- Ross Donaldson
- Saeed Natherson
- Sammy Harris
- Samuel Peters
- Sarah Katz
- Sasha Katz
- Sean Burger
- Shaun Karl Luger
- Stephen Cotterrell
- Theuns van der Merwe
- Tsundzukani Richmond Nghondzweni
- Tyrone Warren Bayliss
- Walt Deyzel
- Wikus van Rooyen
- Yahya Ballim
- Zachary Bekker
- Zetah Lyners
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.