Cubestuff Centurion Q2 2026

Inside the competition floor at the Legacy Centurion Hotel, the focus across the solving stations was absolute. Timers reset and tournament tables filled as fifty-five competitors prepared to face eight distinct puzzles over sixteen intense rounds. With regional bragging rights on the line across a demanding schedule, every single turn counted. The two-day gathering in Centurion, South Africa from April 11 to April 12 tested endurance, tactical composure, and sheer technical speed in a classic championship-style environment.

The flagship Rubik's Cube event delivered an electric finish across three elimination rounds. Fifty-three solvers took to the tables, each striving to survive the cuts and post elite marks in the 3x3 results. Isaac Scheepers claimed top honours in the 3x3x3 Cube, recording a winning average of 7.90 seconds and a round-best single of 7.30 seconds. Amahle Nyembe secured second place with an average of 8.20 seconds, while Juandré Jacobs rounded out the podium in third with an 8.88-second mark.

Isaac Scheepers added a second title to his weekend haul in the 4x4x4 Cube, setting a blistering pace across two rounds of play. Scheepers logged a winning average of 32.76 seconds alongside a single of 28.27 seconds to lead the field of thirty entrants. Osman Badroodin took second place with an average of 34.12 seconds, while Marike Faught earned third with a 40.36-second mark in the final. The contest demonstrated the precise parity and high stakes running through the mid-sized puzzle categories.

Osman Badroodin proved to be the most prolific multi-event champion of the tournament, collecting three gold medals across big cubes and side events. In the 5x5x5 Cube, Badroodin captured first place with an average of 59.33 seconds, narrowly edging Scheepers, who posted 1:03.16, and Ruben Grobler at 1:04.27. Badroodin then conquered the 7x7x7 Cube with a commanding 2:54.22 average and took the Square-1 crown with a 10.46-second average, finishing ahead of Grobler and Nathan Swanepoel in an authoritative display of speedcubing versatility.

The shorter formats and geometric puzzles brought intense parity to the tables. Juandré Jacobs captured the 2x2x2 Cube title, securing victory with a sharp 2.68-second average over Nathan Swanepoel and Isaac Scheepers. Noah Levin clinched the Skewb title with an average of 5.12 seconds, holding off Vincent Hazelton-Lagarrigue and Lucca Ducci. Hazelton-Lagarrigue bounced back to take the Megaminx championship, delivering a winning average of 46.71 seconds to lead Marike Faught and Osman Badroodin.

Beyond the championship podiums, the event highlighted remarkable progress across the wider field. Francois du Toit produced one of the most substantial leaps of the weekend, lowering his 3x3x3 Cube personal best to 23.69 seconds, an improvement of 43 percent over his previous mark of 41.54. Mateo Zarko Cvetkovic entered seven events and trimmed his 5x5x5 Cube personal best by 33.5 percent to 2:33.70, while also recording a 30.2 percent cut on 4x4x4 Cube with a 46.55 single and making his first official Megaminx attempt at 3:03.35. Michiel Bernard de Kock tackled eight events, setting a Square-1 personal best of 11.63 seconds for a 30.8 percent improvement, alongside his first ever 7x7x7 Cube attempt of 6:21.46 to finish fifth. Lewis Janse van Rensburg completed all eight events, posting a Skewb personal best of 10.33 seconds that cut 29.4 percent off his previous time, while attempting both 7x7x7 Cube and Square-1 for the first time.

Several competitors pushed their boundaries by venturing into new territory or making their initial appearances at an official cubing competition. Jesse Jacobs took on seven events, achieving a Megaminx personal best of 2:28.61 to improve by 26.5 percent, alongside first attempts on Skewb and 7x7x7 Cube. James Ford logged a Skewb single of 4.34 seconds and a Square-1 time of 29.93 seconds in his first attempts at those disciplines, while finishing fourth in Skewb. Chanel Blom took on three events and marked a first attempt at 4x4x4 Cube with a 1:44.11 solve. Luan van Aardt stepped up for a debut WCA competition, logging initial career marks of 30.64 in 3x3x3 Cube and 8.15 in 2x2x2 Cube.

The tournament wrapped up having showcased the depth and technical mastery of speed cubing across South Africa. All twenty-four podium positions throughout the eight events went to South African competitors, underscoring the strength of the regional community. As timers were packed away at Cubestuff Centurion Q2 2026, the 2026 competitive season moved forward with personal bests rewritten and title standards firmly established.