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Competitions · Australia

Adelaide Summer 2016

Ethelton, South Australia · 23 January 2016 · 10 events · 16 competitors · 16 personal bests

Jayden McNeill won nine of the ten events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Jayden McNeill by 1.40 seconds. 16 competitors produced 16 personal bests, 2 of which still stand today, and seven people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Jayden McNeill set the Square-1 average continental record: 14.15.

Nine wins
Jayden McNeill — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 one-handed, Pyraminx, Skewb, Square-1
1.40s
closest final — 2×2, Jayden McNeill over Sam Chaplin
16
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Jayden McNeill6.658.32
2×2Jayden McNeill1.492.51
4×4Jayden McNeill34.5139.08
5×5Jayden McNeill1:14.481:18.07
3×3 blindfoldedJayden McNeill1:07.83
3×3 one-handedJayden McNeill13.1814.42
PyraminxJayden McNeill3.824.33
SkewbJayden McNeill3.095.09
Square-1Jayden McNeill11.8714.15
3×3 Multi-BlindBrock Hamann7 of 9 cubes · 56:15

The PB harvest

16 set · 2 still standing
  • Liam Sweet — Skewb single 6.16: into the top 27.0% of the event's history.
  • Sam Chaplin — 4×4 single 1:01.57: into the top 38.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

Seven people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 17,946 people who made their debut in 2016. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

16 competitors · 94 results · 10 events.

Solve this final yourself

how this works →

The 3×3 final here ran on one scramble group, so these five sequences are exactly what the finalists faced. Jayden McNeill won it with a 8.32 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

  1. 1U B R U F L' U' L F' U' F2 B2 L' D2 F2 L' D2 F2 R' L2 F2
  2. 2D2 L2 B' F2 L2 U2 F D2 L2 R B2 U' F' L' U' R2 B L2 B2
  3. 3F2 D L2 D2 U' F2 D' B2 R D F2 R F2 R B2 D2 B' U L
  4. 4B2 L D2 U2 L' D2 B2 D2 R' D R2 B' F' L U2 L' D' R B2
  5. 5U' F' U' D2 B D2 F' R' L2 U L B D2 F R2 B D2 R2 F2 L2

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

16 competitors

Reading this page: a single is one solve's time · an average is the middle three of five solves, best and worst discarded · a PB is a personal best · a final is a competition's last round; its order decides the podium · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · every solve starts from a computer-generated scramble, the same for every competitor in a round.