South Africa sends a team of 5 to the World Sport Stacking Championships in Denver Colorado, USA The 8th Annual WSSA World Sport Stacking Championships was held in Denver Colorado over the weekend of the 10th and 11th April 2010. The event drew 711 competitors representing 18 countries and 33 states. For two days, Magness Arena on the University of Denver campus was the site of the world's premier sport stacking event. The fastest stackers on the planet vied for record times in individual timed events and head-to-head relays. Byron van Gool, Gilad Katzav, Aveshen Govender and Terence Vrugtman from the Discovery Scout Group Sport Stacking Club and Asad Khan from Scottsville Primary School represented South Africa at the World Sport Stacking tournament. The South African participants were very excited to be taking part in this event as it was their first International event. It was also awesome to see the best stackers in the world. This included Steven Purugganan, the current world champion. Byron Van Gool and Terence Vrugtman were placed in the top 10 in their age group categories on Saturday and were therefore eligible to compete in the finals on Sunday. Byron achieved 6th place in the 3 3 3, 4th in the 3 6 3 and 6th in the Cycle. Terence achieved 7th for the 3 3 3, 5th for 3 6 3 and 7th for the Cycle.
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