Cubing in the Cape Q3 2026
- Date
- Jul 18 - 19, 2026
- City
- Cape Town, South Africa
- Venue
Kirstenhof Primary School
- Address
- 18 Lente Street, Kirstenhof, Cape Town
- Details
School hall
- Contact
- Organization team
- Organizers
- Maverick Pearson and Tyler Lindow Tsao
- WCA Delegates
- Maverick Pearson and Timothy Lawrance
- Download all the competition's details as PDF .
- Information
Welcome to Cubing in the Cape Q3 2026!
This is a full weekend competition with a Blindfolded and FMC "PBQ" day on Saturday, and more popular events on Sunday.
This competition will make use of Dual Rounds for all events with multiple rounds! Please see the Events and Schedule for details.
- Events
- Main event
- Competitors
- 32
- 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 100 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is R250 (South African Rand).
If your registration is cancelled before you will be refunded 100% 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.
On the spot registrations will be accepted if there are remaining spots available, with a base registration fee of R250 (South African Rand).
Ticket Prices and Registration
R250 gets you entry to compete in as many events as you like.
Registration Requirements
Please note that there are THREE steps you need to take to be entered into this competition:
1) The competitor must Login or 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) The competitor must pay the entry fee by purchasing a ticket here:Payment Link <-------Pay Here
If you haven't both registered for the competition (Step 2) and paid for a ticket (Step 3), you will not be able to compete.
After registering for the competition on the WCA website, your registration will be pending. Once the payment through the CubingZA payment portal has been confirmed, your registration will be approved. (Allow up to 48 hours for the organizers to confirm the payment.)
Newcomers
You can Register and Pay on the day of the competition. We recommend signing up and paying online if you can - there is a competitor limit due to the venue capacity, and we cannot accept your entry if you register after the limit is reached! Signing up online secures your spot. Newcomers must bring some form of Identification - an ID, Birth Certificate, Passport, or something of this manner. It needs to have your full name, date of birth, and nationality on it. It can be a copy or even a photo of the document, it doesn't have to be the original.
Spectators
Competitors are welcome to bring up to two spectators with them. If you need to bring more, please contact the organizing team.
Volunteering
Please note that 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".
- Highlights
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Click here to display the highlights of the competition.
Tyler Lindow Tsao won with an average of 7.99 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Jesse Osburn finished second (8.85) and Jahziel Dominic Alonzo finished third (9.33).
3x3x3 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tyler Lindow Tsao | 6.83 | 7.99 | United States | 8.30 | 8.21 | 7.81 | 7.94 | 6.83 | |||
| 2 | Jesse Osburn | 8.12 | 8.85 | South Africa | 8.12 | 8.68 | 9.38 | 8.48 | 9.68 | |||
| 3 | Jahziel Dominic Alonzo | 7.94 | 9.33 | South Africa | 8.69 | 11.20 | 7.94 | 9.39 | 9.91 | |||
2x2x2 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jahziel Dominic Alonzo | 1.79 | 2.14 | South Africa | 1.93 | 1.79 | 3.55 | 2.41 | 2.09 | |||
| 1 | Jesse Osburn | 1.46 | 2.29 | South Africa | 2.54 | 2.01 | 2.31 | 1.46 | 4.82 | |||
| 3 | Tyler Lindow Tsao | 2.35 | 2.94 | United States | 3.58 | 2.75 | 5.26 | 2.35 | 2.50 | |||
3x3x3 Blindfolded
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Timothy Lawrance | 1:10.17 | 1:42.13 | South Africa | 1:10.17 | 1:39.99 | 2:12.65 | 1:53.01 | 1:33.39 | |||
| 2 | Tyler Lindow Tsao | 1:31.58 | DNF | United States | 1:31.58 | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | |||
| 3 | Jesse Osburn | 1:47.19 | DNF | South Africa | DNF | DNF | 1:47.19 | DNF | DNF | |||
3x3x3 Fewest Moves
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Timothy Lawrance | 25 | 28.00 | South Africa | 25 | 28 | 31 | |||||
| 2 | Tyler Lindow Tsao | 35 | 37.33 | United States | 35 | 39 | 38 | |||||
| 3 | Jesse Osburn | 33 | 39.00 | South Africa | 41 | 43 | 33 | |||||
3x3x3 One-Handed
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jahziel Dominic Alonzo | 12.19 | 14.12 | South Africa | 18.92 | 12.19 | 14.42 | 14.91 | 13.04 | |||
| 2 | Tyler Lindow Tsao | 10.96 | 15.37 | United States | 18.13 | 15.57 | 10.96 | 13.48 | 17.06 | |||
| 1 | Jesse Osburn | 11.56 | 15.89 | South Africa | 16.25 | 15.21 | 16.20 | 19.18 | 11.56 | |||
Clock
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tyler Lindow Tsao | 5.13 | 6.99 | United States | 6.07 | 7.60 | 7.29 | 5.13 | 11.43 | |||
| 2 | Jesse Osburn | 4.92 | 8.17 | South Africa | 8.89 | 10.64 | 4.92 | 10.12 | 5.49 | |||
| 1 | Isabela Lopes de Azevedo | 7.45 | 8.77 | Brazil | 8.49 | 7.45 | 10.18 | DNF | 7.65 | |||
Megaminx
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jahziel Dominic Alonzo | 46.15 | 54.84 | South Africa | 59.85 | 46.15 | 59.66 | 46.92 | 57.93 | |||
| 2 | Jesse Osburn | 59.86 | 1:02.76 | South Africa | 1:04.44 | 1:06.16 | 1:03.69 | 1:00.16 | 59.86 | |||
| 3 | Tyler Lindow Tsao | 59.23 | 1:06.63 | United States | 1:07.79 | 59.23 | 1:19.02 | 1:04.08 | 1:08.03 | |||
Square-1
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tyler Lindow Tsao | 11.47 | 15.49 | United States | 12.46 | 20.94 | 15.20 | 18.82 | 11.47 | |||
| 2 | Jahziel Dominic Alonzo | 14.68 | 16.55 | South Africa | 20.38 | 16.51 | 15.62 | 14.68 | 17.53 | |||
| 3 | Jesse Osburn | 13.92 | 18.10 | South Africa | 21.19 | 16.24 | 13.92 | 19.95 | 18.12 | |||
4x4x4 Blindfolded
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Timothy Lawrance | 6:40.00 | DNF | South Africa | 6:40.00 | DNF | DNF | |||||
| 2 | Tyler Lindow Tsao | 18:58.00 | DNF | United States | DNF | 18:58.00 | DNS | |||||
5x5x5 Blindfolded
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Timothy Lawrance | 17:23.00 | DNF | South Africa | 17:23.00 | DNF | DNF | |||||
| 2 | Lindsay Hans | 1:08:00.00 | DNF | South Africa | 1:08:00.00 | DNS | DNS | |||||
3x3x3 Multi-Blind
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Timothy Lawrance | 7/10 40:24 | South Africa | 7/10 40:24 | ||||||||
| 2 | Jesse Osburn | 3/3 17:25 | South Africa | 3/3 17:25 | ||||||||
| 3 | Lindsay Hans | 2/3 24:55 | South Africa | 2/3 24:55 | ||||||||