Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Hotel Q1 2025

Date: Mar 8 - 9, 2025
City: Centurion, South Africa
Venue: Legacy Centurion Hotel
Address: 1001 Lenchen Ave N, Centurion Central, Centurion, 0046
Details: On the second floor at the Old Trafford.
Contact: Organization team
Organizers: Andries Kruger and Osman Badroodin
WCA Delegates: Marike Faught and Yusuf Talha Sayed Karim

: Download all the competition's details as PDF here.

Information

VOLUNTEERING

Please note that all competitors are required to assist with volunteering during the competition - either in the role of "runner", "judge" or "scrambler". These roles will be explained as part of the "New Competitor Tutorial", but you can take a look at this video.

If any parents are willing to help judge or run, please watch the above video if you have not been a judge/runner at previous competitions. We greatly appreciate all assistance during the competition and more volunteers helping out during the competition helps to stay on schedule and not run behind.

Sponsorship

A big thanks to Cubestuff who will co host this competition. They will have a stall set up at the venue for you to buy the different speedcubes they have on offer.
You can also go to Cubestuff.co.za to order a variety of cubes and equipment online.

The Legacy Centurion Hotel will have discounted rates for accommodation for those wanting to overnight at the hotel during the weekend of the competition. Be sure to keep a lookout for more information in this regard.
Their restaurant will also be open for meals and refreshments during the competition. Please see the Legacy Centurion Hotel tab for more information.

NOTICE FOR COMPETITORS

Be sure to be ready to compete in any of your scheduled events at least 30 minutes before the scheduled starting time.

NOTICE OF FILMING

Please note that there will be filming and photography at this event. You therefore consent to your image being used by CubingZA and its partners in their marketing and social media platforms by attending.

About CubingZA

CubingZA is a volunteer organisation made up of delegates and community members who have come together to try and ensure that we can sustainably run regular competitions all across the country.
If you'd be interested in helping out in CubingZA's mission to improve competitive speedcubing in the country, please get in touch.

Events
Main event
Competitors: 62

Registration period: Online registration opened Monday, February 10, 2025 at 12:00 PM UTC and closed Friday, March 7, 2025 at 12:00 PM UTC.
Registration requirements: This competition is over, click here to display the registration requirements it used.

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Create a WCA account here if you don't have one.
If this is not your first competition, associate your WCA ID to your WCA account here.
Register for this competition here.
There is a competitor limit of 80 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is R200 (South African Rand).
If your registration is cancelled before Friday, March 7, 2025 at 12:00 PM UTC you will be refunded 90% of your registration fee.
Registrants on the waiting list may be accepted onto the competitor list until Friday, March 7, 2025 at 12:00 PM UTC.
We encourage everyone to register for the events they want to compete in via your online registration, however you may add events to your registration up until the event has started.
On the spot registrations will be accepted with a base registration fee of R200 (South African Rand).
Any spectator can attend for free.

Payment

Payment methods:

Please note that there are THREE steps you need to take to be entered into this competition:
1. First-timer competitors must create a WCA account if they do not already have one (or their parent/guardian must create one for them).
2. The competitor must register for the competition using their WCA account, specifying which events they want to participate in.
3. Credit and Debit Card payments for the competition entry fee of R200.00 can be made at the following link (
https://reg.cubingza.org/product/cubestuff-challenge-legacy-centurion-hotel-q1-2025/ )”

DO NOT PAY UNTIL YOU HAVE REGISTERED IN STEP 2 ABOVE PLEASE.

Please note:
* If you haven't both registered for the competition (Step 2) and paid for a ticket (Step 3) before registration closes, you will not be able to compete.
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Shivaan Harichander won with an average of 7.88 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Osman Badroodin finished second (8.72) and Isaac Scheepers finished third (9.37).

3x3x3 Cube

#	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
1	Shivaan Harichander	7.53	7.88	South Africa	7.57	7.89	7.53	8.17	8.28
2	Osman Badroodin	7.96	8.72	South Africa	7.96	11.76	9.41	8.66	8.09
3	Isaac Scheepers	7.89	9.37	South Africa	8.89	9.93	7.89	9.32	9.90

2x2x2 Cube

#	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
1	Ruben Grobler	1.42	2.76	South Africa	4.27	1.96	4.20	1.42	2.11
2	Osman Badroodin	3.06	3.37	South Africa	3.06	3.31	3.44	3.37	4.20
3	Ian Luies	3.01	3.41	South Africa	3.38	4.92	3.01	3.05	3.81

4x4x4 Cube

#	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
1	Osman Badroodin	33.79	35.36	South Africa	34.83	37.34	33.79	33.92	37.47
2	Ruben Grobler	33.90	36.49	South Africa	33.90	36.51	44.15	37.10	35.87
3	Isaac Scheepers	34.69	37.96	South Africa	38.47	34.69	46.54	36.54	38.86

3x3x3 Blindfolded

#	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
1	Ruben Grobler	1:10.12	DNF	South Africa	1:23.40	1:10.12	DNF
2	Yusuf Talha Sayed Karim	1:10.53	DNF	South Africa	DNF	1:10.53	DNF
3	Phetolo Mashamaite	2:59.61	DNF	South Africa	2:59.61	DNF	DNS

3x3x3 One-Handed

#	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
1	Osman Badroodin	12.61	13.15	South Africa	12.75	12.61	17.05	13.34	13.35
2	Ruben Grobler	14.11	15.21	South Africa	22.57	14.52	14.53	16.58	14.11
3	Shivaan Harichander	15.02	16.27	South Africa	15.02	16.64	16.07	17.62	16.10

Megaminx

#	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
1	Heinrich de Lange	38.35	41.52	South Africa	43.59	39.31	41.67	38.35	46.80
2	Marike Faught	52.53	59.63	South Africa	1:01.81	52.53	1:04.73	56.93	1:00.16
3	Ruben Grobler	55.04	1:02.54	South Africa	55.04	1:07.73	1:02.83	57.05	1:08.92

Pyraminx

#	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
1	Ruben Grobler	2.56	4.75	South Africa	3.94	5.48	5.11	2.56	5.19
2	Leonidas Kanellos	5.17	6.35	South Africa	6.61	6.63	6.70	5.17	5.82
3	Shivaan Harichander	5.79	6.74	South Africa	5.83	7.50	5.79	9.88	6.89

Skewb

#	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
1	Ruben Grobler	4.31	5.22	South Africa	4.31	5.65	4.52	6.05	5.50
2	Osman Badroodin	5.01	6.10	South Africa	5.84	7.17	6.78	5.01	5.69
3	Leonidas Kanellos	6.38	6.69	South Africa	8.64	6.87	6.76	6.45	6.38

Square-1

#	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
1	Osman Badroodin	10.04	13.59	South Africa	12.94	13.64	10.04	15.21	14.19
2	Ruben Grobler	8.76	13.85	South Africa	14.00	15.14	8.76	13.27	14.29
3	Isaac Scheepers	14.72	22.40	South Africa	14.72	22.12	59.60	25.02	20.05