Secunda Smooth Solvin' 2026

Date: Aug 1, 2026
City: Secunda, Mpumalanga, South Africa
Venue: Curro Secunda High School
Address: Cnr of Nelson Mandela and, Coen Brits St, Secunda, 2302
Details: In the school hall
Contact: ykarim@worldcubeassociation.org
Organizers: Uan Hermanus and Yusuf Talha Sayed Karim
WCA Delegate: Yusuf Talha Sayed Karim

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Information

CubingZA is excited to announce Secunda Smooth Solvin' 2026!! Secunda's first competition!!!
Don't forget that to participate you need to register for the competition in the "Register" tab, and pay for your ticket to confirm your entry. Please see Registration Requirements below for instructions and when registration opens.

We will be having an odd mix of main, side and blind events in this One Day, One Stop, All-Out Total Non-Stop Action-Based Competition so be sure to stick around for all sorts of weird and unique tastes of skill, fortitude and perseverance!!

All New Competitors
If this is your first time competing, or the first time your child or ward is competing, please ensure to bring with ID (card, book, passport, birth certificate) so that we can verify that the name is spelled correctly, the Date of Birth is correct, and the Nationality is correct.
Please also ensure you have all the puzzles you need to compete - we do not supply puzzles for competitors. You are welcome to ask other competitors if you can borrow their puzzle for a certain event, but there is no guarantee.

Events
Main event
Competitors: 20

Registration period: Online registration opened and closed .
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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 R150 (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 R150 (South African Rand).
Any spectator can attend for free.

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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.
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* 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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Amahle Nyembe won with an average of 8.95 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Yusri Shaik Pillay finished second (13.45) and Yusuf Talha Sayed Karim finished third (14.33).

Alayna Cassim - South Africa WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best		Average		Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	Final	20	1:31.26		1:55.19		South Africa	2:27.68	1:43.95	2:12.15	1:49.48	1:31.26

Amahle Nyembe - South Africa WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	Final	1	7.81	8.95	South Africa	7.81	9.79	9.08	8.67	9.11
2x2x2 Cube	Final	1	3.08	4.18	South Africa	3.08	4.00	3.86	4.67	5.48
4x4x4 Cube	Final	1	39.95	48.28	South Africa	43.55	52.07	1:01.17	49.21	39.95
3x3x3 One-Handed	Final	1	19.42	21.53	South Africa	20.34	19.42	22.50	21.74	33.95
Pyraminx	Final	1	6.46	7.28	South Africa	7.07	7.20	7.57	6.46	8.20

Arno Theron - South Africa WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	Final	7	21.18	25.06	South Africa	26.17	21.18	23.85	25.15	26.65
2x2x2 Cube	Final	6	6.43	9.94	South Africa	6.43	15.14	9.82	10.04	9.96
4x4x4 Cube	Final	5	1:40.97	1:52.10	South Africa	1:45.16	1:40.97	2:29.51	1:58.19	1:52.94
3x3x3 One-Handed	Final	9	47.72	DNF	South Africa	51.49	DNF	DNF	47.72	53.01
Pyraminx	Final	8	13.98	DNF	South Africa	29.27	DNF	16.71	DNF	13.98

Caitlin de Beer - South Africa WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	Final	9	29.68	35.91	South Africa	36.93	36.16	34.64	29.68	45.50
2x2x2 Cube	Final	8	9.71	12.03	South Africa	10.63	15.42	9.71	13.61	11.84
3x3x3 One-Handed	Final	8	1:23.94	1:59.00	South Africa	1:46.81	1:32.35	2:37.85	DNF	1:23.94

Ethan Abel Govindan - South Africa WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best		Average		Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	Final	8	21.99		28.79		South Africa	34.52	23.04	31.79	21.99	31.53

Henning Jacobus van Wyk - South Africa WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best		Average		Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	Final	16	1:05.76		1:23.99		South Africa	1:16.72	1:05.76	2:10.84	1:44.47	1:10.79
2x2x2 Cube	Final	10	26.21		46.61		South Africa	49.27	57.43	33.14	DNF	26.21

Himesh Kamal Makan - South Africa WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best		Average		Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	Final	12	37.95		43.27		South Africa	42.32	37.95	41.26	46.23	47.91

Janko van der Linden - South Africa WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	Final	6	19.48	23.22	South Africa	19.48	30.59	24.23	22.76	22.66
2x2x2 Cube	Final	7	9.20	10.51	South Africa	9.20	9.75	11.08	11.40	10.70
4x4x4 Cube	Final	6	1:45.52	2:05.39	South Africa	1:50.33	2:05.59	3:19.17	2:20.25	1:45.52
3x3x3 One-Handed	Final	6	47.26	55.65	South Africa	47.26	56.16	1:20.64	48.36	1:02.44
Pyraminx	Final	5	8.43	17.38	South Africa	19.30	20.31	8.43	18.78	14.05

Kamohelo Mabelane - South Africa WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best		Average		Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	Final	17	1:07.75		1:25.18		South Africa	1:21.66	1:07.75	1:30.35	1:27.33	1:26.56

Marcelo Luis - South Africa WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best		Average		Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	Final	10	33.84		38.85		South Africa	42.80	43.61	35.89	37.86	33.84

Matthew Smith - South Africa WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best		Average		Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	Final	18	1:13.75		1:30.17		South Africa	1:31.34	1:46.59	1:38.82	1:13.75	1:20.34

Mishael Fredrick - South Africa WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best		Average		Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	Final	11	29.98		40.33		South Africa	40.92	34.52	29.98	45.56	DNF
Pyraminx	Final	7	8.57		28.20		South Africa	29.20	8.57	34.94	32.45	22.94

Mohammed Ubaidullah - South Africa WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best		Average		Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	Final	14	42.89		48.29		South Africa	45.46	42.89	56.49	48.57	50.83

Musawenkosi Mpilonhle Dikgale - South Africa WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best		Average		Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	Final	19	57.74		1:47.94		South Africa	2:26.82	4:05.20	57.74	1:32.28	1:24.71

Oagile Tlotlo Kgomongwe - South Africa WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best		Average		Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	Final	15	1:03.81		1:19.89		South Africa	1:23.60	1:15.07	1:20.99	1:03.81	1:50.95

Ruben Meister - South Africa WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	Final	4	12.67	15.14	South Africa	14.91	14.46	12.67	16.04	20.02
2x2x2 Cube	Final	3	5.19	5.90	South Africa	6.94	7.59	5.36	5.40	5.19
3x3x3 Blindfolded	Final	2	4:55.97	DNF	South Africa	DNF	8:13.76	DNF	6:28.22	4:55.97
3x3x3 One-Handed	Final	5	38.07	47.40	South Africa	49.38	47.42	48.66	46.12	38.07

Uan Hermanus - South Africa WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	Final	5	11.29	17.40	South Africa	17.48	23.32	11.29	16.51	18.21
2x2x2 Cube	Final	4	5.55	6.04	South Africa	9.92	6.39	5.55	5.99	5.74
4x4x4 Cube	Final	3	1:11.86	1:27.21	South Africa	1:31.04	1:37.34	1:39.83	1:13.24	1:11.86
3x3x3 One-Handed	Final	3	26.78	34.54	South Africa	26.78	31.98	33.29	38.35	52.33
Pyraminx	Final	4	3.59	10.34	South Africa	12.34	11.66	3.59	9.90	9.45

Uzayr Ali Shaik - South Africa WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	Final	13	35.12	46.11	South Africa	35.12	38.08	56.27	1:09.32	43.98
2x2x2 Cube	Final	9	19.30	24.32	South Africa	23.66	46.85	23.93	19.30	25.36
3x3x3 One-Handed	Final	7	1:41.80	1:53.74	South Africa	3:41.08	1:48.04	1:53.29	1:59.88	1:41.80
Pyraminx	Final	6	14.18	17.78	South Africa	19.94	16.94	34.30	16.45	14.18

Yusri Shaik Pillay - South Africa WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	Final	2	12.90	13.45	South Africa	13.01	16.51	14.06	12.90	13.27
2x2x2 Cube	Final	2	4.27	4.93	South Africa	4.34	5.28	4.27	5.18	9.13
4x4x4 Cube	Final	4	1:14.42	1:28.47	South Africa	1:28.08	1:27.08	1:37.56	1:14.42	1:30.25
3x3x3 One-Handed	Final	2	26.67	33.87	South Africa	33.97	26.67	37.23	34.17	33.46
Pyraminx	Final	3	9.11	9.84	South Africa	12.29	9.41	9.82	9.11	10.28

Yusuf Talha Sayed Karim - South Africa WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	Final	3	13.03	14.33	South Africa	13.03	13.64	13.54	15.80	16.69
2x2x2 Cube	Final	5	5.33	6.74	South Africa	10.32	6.87	6.61	6.74	5.33
4x4x4 Cube	Final	2	1:07.22	1:13.84	South Africa	1:28.24	1:11.84	1:14.53	1:07.22	1:15.15
3x3x3 Blindfolded	Final	1	44.51	53.29	South Africa	1:02.17	44.83	1:02.95	52.88	44.51
3x3x3 One-Handed	Final	4	33.70	40.24	South Africa	40.67	33.70	46.30	59.22	33.76
Pyraminx	Final	2	3.95	8.06	South Africa	9.74	3.95	8.10	10.84	6.33