Arnold Classic Africa 2018

Date: May 18 - 20, 2018
City: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Venue: Sandton Convention Centre
Address: 161 Maude St, Sandown, Sandton, 2031, South Africa
Contact: info@m.cubingza.org (WCA and registration queries), or info@speedcubes.co.za (General and payment queries)
Organizers: Amnon Melzer, Brendan James Gray, Brent Boswell, Donovan Hale, and Kim Katz
WCA Delegates: Brendan James Gray, Brent Boswell, and Donovan Hale

Information

General Information

This competition will take place as part of the Arnold Classic Sport Festival. Please note that the venue will probably be quite noisy.

Payment

Competitors who register on the WCA website at least 14 days before the competition will be granted free access to the expo and will only have to pay the competition entry fee. The entrance fee is R 100 at the competition or R 85 if paid online in advance. Please see the Payment Information tab for details.

Volunteering

If you would like to volunteer to help staff at the competition, please contact one of the WCA delegates. Please state which dates and times you will be available. Volunteer schedules will be drawn up so that they don't clash with your competing.

Events
Main event
Competitors: 110

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Ruben Grobler won with an average of 10.83 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Maverick Pearson finished second (11.26) and Shivaan Harichander finished third (11.42).

African records: Ruben Grobler‎ 4x4x4 Cube 34.77 (single), 3x3x3 With Feet 50.88 (single), and 3x3x3 With Feet 1:04.74 (average); Timothy Lawrance‎ 3x3x3 Fewest Moves 31 (single) and 3x3x3 Fewest Moves 35.33 (average).

3x3x3 Cube

#	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
1	Ruben Grobler	9.97	10.83	South Africa	9.97	10.18	10.52	11.80	13.96
2	Maverick Pearson	10.38	11.26	South Africa	11.03	11.71	10.38	11.05	17.46
3	Shivaan Harichander	9.77	11.42	South Africa	9.77	10.55	10.74	13.11	12.97

2x2x2 Cube

#	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
1	Ruben Grobler	3.58	3.89	South Africa	4.02	3.65	4.00	3.58	4.19
2	Lindsay Hans	3.83	4.36	South Africa	4.45	3.83	4.20	4.52	4.44
3	Terushan Moodley	2.40	4.39	South Africa	4.46	4.30	4.40	2.40	5.83

4x4x4 Cube

#	Name	Best	Average		Representing	Solves
1	Maverick Pearson	41.16	43.79	NR	South Africa	44.09	47.18	41.16	42.59	44.68
2	Ruben Grobler	40.84	45.24		South Africa	49.50	40.84	52.58	41.59	44.63
3	Patrick Ellis	44.75	53.01		South Africa	53.50	54.61	54.85	50.91	44.75

5x5x5 Cube

#	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
1	Ruben Grobler	1:29.66	1:36.99	South Africa	1:40.78	1:33.31	1:36.88	1:29.66	1:41.43
2	Maverick Pearson	1:31.53	1:40.89	South Africa	1:32.53	1:41.09	1:31.53	1:56.02	1:49.06
3	Patrick Ellis	1:30.62	1:42.95	South Africa	1:44.07	1:48.76	1:30.62	1:38.89	1:45.89

6x6x6 Cube

#	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
1	Maverick Pearson	3:06.00	3:22.52	South Africa	3:27.38	3:34.17	3:06.00
2	Ruben Grobler	2:45.66	3:27.91	South Africa	3:37.18	2:45.66	4:00.90
3	Patrick Ellis	3:17.13	3:29.82	South Africa	3:42.46	3:17.13	3:29.88

7x7x7 Cube

#	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
1	Ruben Grobler	4:25.75	4:53.01	South Africa	5:02.03	4:25.75	5:11.25
2	Patrick Ellis	5:11.06	5:12.70	South Africa	5:14.25	5:12.80	5:11.06
3	Maverick Pearson	5:03.45	5:39.47	South Africa	5:03.45	6:22.88	5:32.09

3x3x3 Blindfolded

#	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
1	Ruben Grobler	1:53.10	DNF	South Africa	1:53.10	DNF	DNF
2	Chris Groenewald	3:58.31	DNF	South Africa	3:58.31	DNF	4:09.93
3	Lindsay Hans	4:01.80	DNF	South Africa	4:01.80	4:53.86	DNF

3x3x3 Fewest Moves

#	Name	Best		Average		Representing	Solves
1	Timothy Lawrance	31	AfR	35.33	AfR	South Africa	37	31	38
2	Ruben Grobler	35		38.33		South Africa	35	39	41
3	Shane Swanepoel	45		49.00		South Africa	52	50	45

3x3x3 One-Handed

#	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
1	Patrick Ellis	18.09	21.27	South Africa	18.09	23.30	21.47	22.75	19.58
2	Maverick Pearson	18.84	21.39	South Africa	22.31	18.84	20.43	21.44	22.43
3	Ruben Grobler	18.93	22.48	South Africa	24.36	21.53	38.47	18.93	21.55

Clock

#	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
1	Quinton Scholtz	13.68	14.79	South Africa	13.68	15.21	14.90	15.53	14.27
2	Ruben Grobler	13.45	17.13	South Africa	13.45	14.75	19.22	17.42	DNF
3	Brendan James Gray	15.00	17.56	South Africa	15.55	17.44	19.69	15.00	21.39

Megaminx

#	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
1	Maverick Pearson	1:20.00	1:25.29	South Africa	1:29.34	1:20.00	1:33.15	1:21.08	1:25.46
2	Ruben Grobler	1:19.49	1:33.06	South Africa	1:32.31	1:19.49	1:32.80	1:45.21	1:34.06
3	Dylan Swarts	2:20.20	2:39.68	South Africa	2:35.29	2:20.20	2:46.63	2:37.12	2:59.93

Pyraminx

#	Name	Best	Average		Representing	Solves
1	Ruben Grobler	3.41	4.34	NR	South Africa	4.92	7.31	4.20	3.91	3.41
2	Maverick Pearson	4.69	5.68		South Africa	5.42	7.07	4.69	4.97	6.64
3	Shane Swanepoel	6.50	7.91		South Africa	8.98	7.19	7.57	6.50	27.44

Skewb

#	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
1	Ruben Grobler	5.12	5.73	South Africa	5.71	7.61	5.32	5.12	6.15
2	Asher Steenhoff	5.18	5.99	South Africa	5.71	7.05	5.47	5.18	6.78
3	Brendan James Gray	4.98	6.95	South Africa	6.57	4.98	8.57	5.72	11.78

Square-1

#	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
1	Ruben Grobler	19.42	32.51	South Africa	29.03	29.74	19.42	DNF	38.77
2	Brendan James Gray	38.65	46.27	South Africa	48.08	40.58	1:02.41	50.15	38.65
3	Quinton Scholtz	38.44	46.53	South Africa	1:03.28	51.61	38.44	43.41	44.58

3x3x3 With Feet

#	Name	Best		Average		Representing	Solves
1	Ruben Grobler	50.88	AfR	1:04.74	AfR	South Africa	1:08.48	1:29.19	57.83	50.88	1:07.92
2	Maverick Pearson	1:12.37		1:47.43		South Africa	2:13.54	1:38.42	1:37.27	2:06.61	1:12.37
3	Patrick Ellis	1:51.71		2:16.26		South Africa	2:04.19	2:22.47	2:22.11	1:51.71	3:02.72