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GAN WCA African Championship 2026

Cape Town · 24 September 2026 · 16 events · 115 competitors · 232 personal bests

Daniel Rush won four of the 16 events (4×4, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Henri Gerber by 0.05 seconds. 115 competitors produced 232 personal bests, 230 of which still stand today, and 13 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Daniel Rush set the 7×7 single continental record: 1:45.12.

Four wins
Daniel Rush — 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7
0.05s
closest final — Skewb, Henri Gerber over Stephanus Blignaut
232
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Juandré Jacobs6.877.35
2×2Daniël Switijnk1.571.94
4×4Daniel Rush22.9025.42
5×5Daniel Rush41.5944.82
6×6Daniel Rush1:20.811:22.73
7×7Daniel Rush1:45.121:48.05
3×3 blindfoldedTobias Peter25.30—
3×3 one-handedHenri Gerber10.6911.82
ClockAnja Strydom4.595.23
MegaminxHenri Gerber34.3238.33
PyraminxCaspar Switijnk1.592.19
SkewbHenri Gerber2.933.73
Square-1Osman Badroodin8.2110.64
4×4 blindfoldedHenri Gerber4:58.26—
5×5 blindfoldedMarike Faught11:42.00—
3×3 Multi-BlindMarike Faught20 of 23 cubes · 1:00:00—

The PB harvest

232 set · 230 still standing
  • Isaac Scheepers — 3×3 single 5.24: into the top 0.17% of the event's history.
  • Jahziel Dominic Alonzo — 3×3 single 6.21: into the top 0.63% of the event's history.
  • Amahle Nyembe — 3×3 single 6.64: into the top 0.98% of the event's history.
  • Tristan Coetzee — Skewb single 1.88: into the top 1.1% of the event's history.
  • Luca Sitas — Skewb single 1.98: into the top 1.3% of the event's history.
  • Miga Ferreira — 3×3 single 7.06: into the top 1.4% of the event's history.
  • Justin Zhang — 3×3 single 7.65: into the top 2.2% of the event's history.
  • Isaac Scheepers — Skewb single 2.53: into the top 3.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

13 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 22,685 people who made their debut in 2026. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

32 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

115 competitors · 1533 results · 16 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. Juandré Jacobs won it with a 7.35 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

  1. 1F' R U2 D' L2 F2 U B' R2 F2 D2 B2 D2 B2 D' R2 F' D' L'
  2. 2D2 B2 D' B2 R' D2 B' U' R2 F2 D' R2 F2 D B2 D2 B' R2 B2
  3. 3F R2 U B' R' F' D' F' B2 R B2 L2 U R2 U' R2 F2 U2 F
  4. 4F' L U R2 F2 U2 L2 D2 L2 F2 R' F2 U2 B L2 F R' U L2 B'
  5. 5R2 B F R2 B' L2 F' L2 F2 D2 L2 R U' L' D' R U L' R'

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

115 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.