CubeCo Coastal Cubing KZN 2025

Thirty-three competitors gathered at Gelofte School in Durban, South Africa, on March 21 and 22 for two full days of high-intensity speedcubing at CubeCo Coastal Cubing KZN 2025. Across sixteen rounds and ten official events, the competition served as a vivid demonstration of how rapidly emerging talent is pushing the national standard forward. With a blend of seasoned contenders and determined newcomers, the energy remained focused as personal benchmarks fell round after round.

The premier 3x3x3 Cube event drew 32 entrants across three tense rounds, testing composure and lookahead under the spotlight. Shivaan Harichander emerged on top of the 3x3 results, capturing the title with a composed 8.28 winning average and delivering the fastest single solve of the event at 7.13 seconds. Waseem Hoosain secured second place with an 8.60 average, while Christian Swartz completed the podium in third with an average of 9.50 seconds in an impressive display of classic Rubik's Cube mastery.

Waseem Hoosain delivered the most versatile performance of the weekend, collecting four individual tournament victories across multiple categories. In 4x4x4 Cube, Hoosain earned first place with a 32.97 winning average, ahead of Christian Swartz at 42.30 and Dalton Bosman at 51.01. Hoosain also dominated the larger puzzles, securing the 5x5x5 Cube gold with a 1:08.26 average over Casey Milos and Pranav Ramraj, before taking Megaminx in 1:08.99 and 3x3x3 One-Handed in 16.74 seconds.

Christian Swartz proved equally sharp in the fast-paced short-format puzzles, capturing two outright wins across the schedule. Swartz won the 2x2x2 Cube final with a crisp 2.93 winning average, leading Waseem Hoosain and Casey Milos on the podium. He added another gold medal in Pyraminx with a 6.02 average, and clinched the Skewb title with a mark of 6.39. His consistency in rapid-fire solving kept him among the leading figures throughout CubeCo Coastal Cubing KZN 2025.

Behind the top podium spots, a wave of ambitious competitors made massive strides across their specialty events. Sam du Plessis dropped his 2x2x2 personal best to 5.38 seconds, an improvement of 67.4 percent, while lowering his 3x3x3 best by 34.5 percent to 19.95 seconds and logging a first attempt at 4x4x4 Cube in 2:04.08. Vidya Moodley trimmed 45.2 percent off his previous benchmark in 3x3x3 One-Handed with a 47.22 single, while also recording personal bests of 6.51 in 2x2x2 Cube and 9.95 in Skewb. Kai Bedhram improved by 42.3 percent in 2x2x2 Cube down to 7.02 and shaved 41.3 percent off his Pyraminx single to 11.80, alongside a first 3x3x3 One-Handed solve of 51.16.

The progress continued across the scorecards as Tariq Bositsumune chopped 42.5 percent off his 3x3x3 single to reach 22.84 seconds and registered a first one-handed solve of 1:03.07. Jack du Plessis took on seven events, setting an 8.73 single in Skewb, a 36.1 percent jump, while posting his first 5x5x5 Cube result of 3:17.90 and placing ninth in 2x2x2 Cube. Zyan Bedhram reached ninth place in Skewb with a personal best of 11.20, an improvement of 29.3 percent, while Erin Seth Padachie recorded a 12.03 single in 3x3x3 Cube, cutting 28.2 percent from past marks. Ruan Visser tackled nine events, including a first Megaminx finish of 4:14.16, a first Clock attempt of 52.33, and a tenth-place finish in Clock.

First-time attendees also stepped up to the pressure of an official WCA competition for the very first time. Connor James Houston took on four events, completing his first 3x3x3 attempt in 25.39 seconds and registering an official 2:40.97 in 4x4x4 Cube. Hunter Anderson completed runs across seven events, highlighted by a 1:16.00 first attempt in 3x3x3 Cube and a fifteenth-place finish in 5x5x5 Cube. Tyler Potgieter opened his competitive journey with a 50.78 single in the main event and a 19.37 single in 2x2x2 Cube, while Dante Reddy made his mark with a 34.69 solve on the 3x3x3.

Specialist solving drew keen interest in the technical events, where Grant Robert King won Clock with a sub-ten average of 9.96 seconds, finishing ahead of Hoosain and Riaan Subramoney. In 3x3x3 Blindfolded, Timothy Lawrance claimed victory with a clean 1:15.85 single solve, leading Dalton Bosman who clocked 3:14.22. The variety of challenges showcased the broad technical depth present at CubeCo Coastal Cubing KZN 2025 in Durban.

With all 31 podium positions claimed by South African athletes, the gathering highlighted the continuing evolution of speed cubing in the region throughout 2025. The mix of senior winners and rapidly advancing youths established a competitive standard that will shape the local scene. As the tournament concluded at Gelofte School, the collective momentum generated at CubeCo Coastal Cubing KZN 2025 set an inspiring benchmark for future cubing competition fixtures.