Noordhoek Quiet Xmas 2025


Date
Dec 27, 2025
City
Cape Town, South Africa
Venue

Noordhoek Community Center

Address
Avondrust Cir, Chapmans Peak, Cape Town, 7979
Contact

arush@worldcubeassociation.org

Organizer
Daniel Rush
WCA Delegates
Anthony Kalaya Rush, Daniel David Mizen, and Maverick Pearson
Download all the competition's details as PDF here.
Information

INFORMATION
CubingZA is very happy to announce Noordhoek Quiet Xmas Edition 2025! This will be a PBQ-style competition with all the blindfolded events. Please see the events tab for more information.
Don't forget that to participate you need to register for the competition in the "Register" tab, and make payment by buying a ticket. Please see Registration Requirements below.

Events
Main event
Competitors
9
Registration period

Online registration opened and closed .

Registration requirements
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 25 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is R100 (South African Rand).
If your registration is cancelled before you will be refunded 90% of your registration fee.
Registrants on the waiting list may be accepted onto the competitor list until .
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 if there are remaining spots available, with a base registration fee of R120 (South African Rand).


There is a competitor limit of 25 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is R100 (South African Rand).
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.
Spectators can attend for free.

REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS
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. The competitor must pay the entry fee using the link provided below

Payment Link

Payment Link

SPECTATORS
Competitors are welcome to bring 1 spectator with them. Please let us know if you need to accommodate more spectators.

VOLUNTEERING
Due to the small amount of competitors at this competition we would greatly appreciate any help for either judging, running or scrambling. Some of these roles are slightly different for BLD events than at regular competitions, if you are unsure we will be happy to explain how they work on the day.

Highlights
Click here to display the highlights of the competition.

Marike Faught won with a single solve of 1:17.09 in the 3x3x3 Blindfolded event. Timothy Lawrance finished second (1:43.46) and Daniel Rush finished third (1:43.55).

African records: Marike Faught‎ 5x5x5 Blindfolded 9:51.81 (single).

Daniel David Mizen - South Africa WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
6x6x6 Cube Final 2 2:15.56 2:28.54 South Africa 2:35.732:15.562:34.34
7x7x7 Cube Final 3 3:44.57 3:53.57 South Africa 3:55.383:44.574:00.75
3x3x3 Blindfolded First round 8 DNF DNF South Africa DNFDNSDNS

Daniel Rush - South Africa WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
6x6x6 Cube Final 1 1:21.24 1:25.40 South Africa 1:26.561:28.391:21.24
7x7x7 Cube Final 1 2:00.06 2:03.17 South Africa 2:09.082:00.362:00.06
3x3x3 Blindfolded Final 3 1:43.55 1:50.37 South Africa 1:49.721:43.551:57.85
First round 3 1:09.64 1:35.12 South Africa 1:09.641:55.641:40.08
4x4x4 Blindfolded Final 2 DNF DNF South Africa DNFDNFDNF
5x5x5 Blindfolded Final 2 DNF DNF South Africa DNFDNFDNS
3x3x3 Multi-Blind Final 3 8/9 47:10 South Africa DNF8/9 47:10

Dylan Swarts - South Africa WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
6x6x6 Cube Final 4 2:34.66 2:51.32 South Africa 3:15.352:34.662:43.94
7x7x7 Cube Final 4 4:17.48 4:23.18 South Africa 4:17.484:21.864:30.19
3x3x3 Blindfolded Final 4 DNF DNF South Africa DNFDNFDNF
First round 1 36.58 39.32 South Africa 36.5840.6740.71
4x4x4 Blindfolded Final 2 DNF DNF South Africa DNFDNFDNF
5x5x5 Blindfolded Final 2 DNF DNF South Africa DNFDNFDNF
3x3x3 Multi-Blind Final 2 16/21 53:13 South Africa 16/21 53:138/9 20:17

Jesse Osburn - South Africa WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
6x6x6 Cube Final 9 2:19.68 DNF South Africa 2:35.37DNF2:19.68
7x7x7 Cube Final 2 3:36.00 3:44.63 South Africa 3:55.153:36.003:42.74
3x3x3 Blindfolded Final 4 DNF DNF South Africa DNFDNFDNF
First round 6 2:03.36 DNF South Africa DNF3:24.242:03.36
3x3x3 Multi-Blind Final 5 2/3 13:33 South Africa DNF2/3 13:33

Lindsay Hans - South Africa WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
6x6x6 Cube Final 7 4:07.36 4:34.98 South Africa 4:50.234:07.364:47.35
7x7x7 Cube Final 7 5:59.41 DNF South Africa DNF6:08.255:59.41
3x3x3 Blindfolded First round 7 4:45.48 DNF South Africa 4:45.48DNFDNF
4x4x4 Blindfolded Final 2 DNF DNF South Africa DNFDNFDNS
5x5x5 Blindfolded Final 2 DNF DNF South Africa DNFDNSDNS
3x3x3 Multi-Blind Final 7 DNF South Africa DNFDNS

Marike Faught - South Africa WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
6x6x6 Cube Final 5 2:24.82 3:00.21 South Africa 3:44.662:24.822:51.15
7x7x7 Cube Final 6 4:48.88 4:55.45 South Africa 5:05.244:48.884:52.23
3x3x3 Blindfolded Final 1 1:17.09 DNF South Africa DNF1:17.09DNF
First round 2 39.42 DNF South Africa DNF39.4243.43
4x4x4 Blindfolded Final 1 4:31.42 DNF South Africa 5:27.814:31.42DNF
5x5x5 Blindfolded Final 1 9:51.81 AfR DNF South Africa DNFDNF9:51.81
3x3x3 Multi-Blind Final 1 20/21 55:57 South Africa 20/21 55:5715/23 56:12

Maverick Pearson - South Africa WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
6x6x6 Cube Final 3 2:34.57 2:40.67 South Africa 2:34.572:44.612:42.84
7x7x7 Cube Final 5 4:11.62 4:28.79 South Africa 4:11.624:24.744:50.01
3x3x3 Blindfolded Final 4 DNF DNF South Africa DNFDNFDNF
First round 5 1:33.41 DNF South Africa 1:33.412:03.32DNF
4x4x4 Blindfolded Final 2 DNF DNF South Africa DNFDNFDNF
5x5x5 Blindfolded Final 2 DNF DNF South Africa DNFDNFDNS
3x3x3 Multi-Blind Final 6 4/7 38:13 South Africa 4/7 38:134/8 46:08

Stephen Scott - South Africa WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
6x6x6 Cube Final 8 4:26.79 5:08.21 South Africa 4:26.795:41.575:16.28
7x7x7 Cube Final 9 DNF DNF South Africa DNFDNSDNS

Timothy Lawrance - South Africa WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
6x6x6 Cube Final 6 3:35.39 3:51.17 South Africa 3:35.393:50.684:07.45
7x7x7 Cube Final 8 6:02.52 DNF South Africa DNFDNF6:02.52
3x3x3 Blindfolded Final 2 1:43.46 DNF South Africa 1:43.46DNFDNF
First round 4 1:28.67 DNF South Africa 1:29.151:28.67DNF
4x4x4 Blindfolded Final 2 DNF DNF South Africa DNFDNFDNF
5x5x5 Blindfolded Final 2 DNF DNF South Africa DNFDNFDNF
3x3x3 Multi-Blind Final 4 8/12 45:34 South Africa 4/6 23:498/12 45:34
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