CubingZA Nationals 2025
- Date
- Apr 26 - 28, 2025
- City
- Johannesburg, South Africa
- Venue
BMG World
- Address
- BMG World
- Details
Hall
- Contact
- Organization team
- Organizers
- Anthony Kalaya Rush, Cubing South Africa, Daniel Rush, Marike Faught, and Maverick Pearson
- WCA Delegates
- Anthony Kalaya Rush, Catherine Rush, Marike Faught, Maverick Pearson, Waseem Hoosain, and Yusuf Talha Sayed Karim
- Download all the competition's details as PDF .
- Information
CubingZA is very proud to announce the South African National Championships for 2025! Compete against South Africa's fastest speedcubers and break some records!
COMPETING
This is an open championship - meaning anyone is eligible to compete. All WCA events except FMC will be held, with winners in each event being declared the 2025 South African Champion for that event.Don't forget that to participate you need to register for the competition in the "Register" tab, and make payment by buying a ticket on our payment page.
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SPECTATORS
Competitors are allowed to bring up to 3 guests as spectators. Spectators attend for free.
- Events
- Main event
- Competitors
- 143
- Registration period
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Online registration opened and closed .
- Registration requirements
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This competition is over, click here to display the registration requirements it used.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 200 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is R300 (South African Rand).
If your registration is cancelled before you will be refunded 80% of your registration fee.
Registrants on the waiting list may be accepted onto the competitor list until .
If you are a registered competitor you may change your registered events until on the Register tab.
No on the spot registrations will be accepted.
- Highlights
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Click here to display the highlights of the competition.
Daniel Rush won with an average of 7.28 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Shivaan Harichander finished second (7.78) and Ruben Grobler finished third (8.51).
African records: Daniel Rush 5x5x5 Cube 42.42 (single), 5x5x5 Cube 45.52 (average), 7x7x7 Cube 2:05.66 (single), and 7x7x7 Cube 2:12.37 (average); Jesse Osburn Pyraminx 1.61 (single) and Pyraminx 2.63 (average).
| Event | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Daniel Rush | 6.02 | 7.28 | South Africa | 6.84 | 7.24 | 7.76 | 6.02 | 7.86 | |||
| 2x2x2 Cube | Ruben Grobler | 1.20 | 1.78 | South Africa | 1.96 | 1.57 | 1.20 | 4.38 | 1.82 | |||
| 4x4x4 Cube | Daniel Rush | 24.37 | 29.10 | South Africa | 28.49 | 34.40 | 24.37 | 33.17 | 25.65 | |||
| 5x5x5 Cube | Daniel Rush | 42.42 | AfR | 45.52 | AfR | South Africa | 42.42 | 48.11 | 43.18 | 45.26 | 49.31 | |
| 6x6x6 Cube | Daniel Rush | 1:20.84 | 1:24.87 | South Africa | 1:20.84 | 1:24.54 | 1:29.22 | |||||
| 7x7x7 Cube | Daniel Rush | 2:09.74 | 2:12.99 | South Africa | 2:09.74 | 2:18.55 | 2:10.69 | |||||
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | Marike Faught | 34.19 | DNF | South Africa | DNF | 45.04 | 34.19 | |||||
| 3x3x3 One-Handed | Waseem Hoosain | 12.33 | 13.01 | South Africa | 12.75 | 12.98 | 16.34 | 12.33 | 13.31 | |||
| Clock | Juan Erasmus | 5.26 | 7.04 | South Africa | DNF | 5.26 | 5.99 | 8.34 | 6.79 | |||
| Megaminx | Daniel Rush | 44.39 | 55.64 | South Africa | 1:02.48 | 59.76 | 52.38 | 54.78 | 44.39 | |||
| Pyraminx | Caspar Switijnk | 1.32 | 2.55 | Netherlands | 2.00 | 2.41 | 1.32 | 4.07 | 3.24 | |||
| Skewb | Estian Blignaut | 2.10 | 4.30 | South Africa | 3.10 | 5.53 | 5.87 | 4.27 | 2.10 | |||
| Square-1 | Osman Badroodin | 8.92 | 12.66 | South Africa | 10.93 | 14.58 | 8.92 | 14.98 | 12.47 | |||
| 4x4x4 Blindfolded | Marike Faught | 5:05.43 | DNF | South Africa | DNF | 5:05.43 | DNF | |||||
| 5x5x5 Blindfolded | Marike Faught | 12:36.00 | DNF | South Africa | DNF | 12:36.00 | DNF | |||||
| 3x3x3 Multi-Blind | Marike Faught | 16/17 57:38 | South Africa | 11/17 48:40 | 16/17 57:38 | |||||||
CubeCo
We are very excited to announce that CubeCo will be our official cube store for the 2025 South African Speedcubing National Championship event. There will be a store at the event throughout the weekend, with a great range of cubing essentials for sale. CubeCo will also be organising a series of fun activities over the course of the weekend so make sure to find your way to the CubeCo stand to join in the fun!
“CubeCo is excited to announce their involvement in this year’s SA Speedcubing National Championship! With speedcubes on sale all weekend, and fun prizes and challenges happening all day, be sure to gear up and get ready for this memorable event. There will be a cube mosaic and a “Tech Zone” featuring different smart cubes to allow you to race your friends, plus other cool and interesting events you will find out on the day. Don’t miss out, because it’s going to be a once-in-a-lifetime comp!”
- Cubing Store
- Speedcuber Lounge
- - Tech Zone
- - Cubing Area
- - Free Lubing Service
- - Mosaic Build
- Fun Challenges and Competitions
- - Solve the cube, win a prize
- - Guess the no. of cubes in the jar
- - Team Relays
- Fun and Interesting Prizes
Bearing Man Group
We are very grateful to BMG World for sponsoring the venue and much of the equipment for this competition. We held Nationals in 2023 at BMG World and it was very successful so we are very excited to be back here again!
Nationals in 2023!
Q. What time should I arrive at the competition?
You should arrive for registration between 08:00 and 08:30 each morning. You should always be at the venue ready to compete 30 minutes before you are scheduled.
note, Side room events begin earlier than the suggested arrival time, if you are competing in side room events make sure to arrive at the correct start time. See the schedule page for more information.
Q. How old do I have to be to compete?
Anyone can compete at any age! We encourage anyone considering to compete to register as it will be a great experience regardless of age.
Q. How fast do I have to be to compete?
You only need to know how to solve the 3x3 cube in under 10 minutes to compete! Refer to the Events tab to see specific Time limits and Cutoffs for other events.
Q. How can I change my events?
You can change your events via the competition registration page.
Q. How can I prepare before the competition day?
Before attending you should have read and understood the WCA regulations. Here is condensed version of the competitor tutorial.
Q. What do I need to bring?
You need to bring a puzzle for each event you are signed up to compete in - make sure they are allowed per the WCA regulations. To summarise, your cube should NOT have physical damage, such as very scratched up stickers, dents, or visibly broken pieces; it should only have ONE logo; it should not have any textures or patterns (so NO "carbon-fiber" cubes); and it must not have transparent pieces. If you are unsure whether your puzzle is competition-legal, please get in touch with a delegate to check. Many competitors also bring a 'warm up cube' to use between submitting their puzzle for scrambling and starting their official solve. All timing equipment is provided.
Q. How do I find out if I've progressed to the second round?
Times will be uploaded through the day onto WCA Live. Please allow up to an hour from finishing your solves to them being uploaded. After all the times of a round have been entered, you can see if you are in the following round.
Q. Who can I ask for help on the day?
You can ask the delegates, you can see who the delegates for this competition are via the info page. Feel free to ask any questions you may have on the day about the rules and regulations. You can also ask them if you have any queries about the competition schedule, cutoffs, time limits, and advancement to subsequent rounds.
Q. Can I help on the day?
Definitely! Throughout the day we will always need judges and runners so please see our Delegates to ask how you can best assist.
Q. How can I find out about upcoming competitions in South Africa?
You can find out about upcoming competitions in South Africa by signing up on CubingZA or checking the WCA Competitions page.
Q: How do I get a WCA ID?
After official results are posted after the competitions you will receive an email with information on your WCA ID.
Please also refer to the WCA's FAQ.
VOLUNTEERING
Please note that all competitors are required to assist with volunteering during the competition - either in the role of "runner", "judge" or "scrambler". Most of your tasks will be assigned on Competition Groups but we still expect you to help out where needed.
- No flash photography under any circumstance within the venue. It is extremely destracting to competitors while they are competing. You are more than welcome to record or take pictures as long as your flash is off.
- Keep quiet during all blindfolded events. These events require lots of focus and any noise can be very distracting. We will announce when the silence will begin and when you make speak again.
Make sure to keep your space clean and tidy. Please put all your rubbish into the bins or take it home with you when you leave.
There are hundreds of puzzles within the venue at all times. Make sure to keep your cubes together to ensure that you don't lose any!MultiBlind Competitors
All puzzles for multiblind are to be submitted early to allow time for scrambling. Please see the schedule for details.Square-1 Competitors
If Square-1 is being held, please note that inserts will be used to prevent accidental moves from being applied before the start of the attempt as per regulation A2b1.
Each event is run in groups. The number of groups is dependant on how many people are competing in the event.
Competition Groups automatically picks what groups you are in, the judges, the runners and who is scrambling for each group.
Make sure to keep an eye out before and during the competition for when you are running, judging, scrambling or competing. We always appreciate the help!
Groups
Check HERE to see the group assignments. Nothing will be displayed for this competition until 2 days before.
Competition Groups
This competition's results can be viewed live on WCA Live!
Please note that there may sometimes be a delay in entering data. However, we will try our best to keep results updated as much as possible throughout the competition.
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. In 2024, we are anticipating being able to host one competition every season in each of the cities of Cape Town, Johannesburg, and Durban, as well as other regular events in Pretoria, Bloemfontein, Limpopo, and more!
If you'd be interested in helping out in CubingZA's mission to bring competitive speedcubing to the country, please get in touch or signup to stay up to date with competitions on the go or competitions coming up.
https://cubingza.org/
Time limit
If you reach the time limit during your solve, the judge will stop you and your result will be DNF (see Regulation A1a4).
A cumulative time limit may be enforced (see Regulation A1a2).
Cutoff
The result to beat to proceed to the second phase of a cutoff round (see Regulation 9g).
Format
The format describes how to determine the ranking of competitors based on their results. The list of allowed formats per event is described in Regulation 9b. See Regulation 9f for a description of each format.