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Competitions · Australia

Albany Summer Solving 2022

Albany, Western Australia · 5 February 2022 · 5 events · 27 competitors · 29 personal bests

Joshua Hounslow won three of the five events (3×3, 3×3 one-handed, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Jonathan Charlesworth by 0.08 seconds. 27 competitors produced 29 personal bests, 10 of which still stand today, and eight people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Jacob Hewell took a Skewb single of 9.16 down to 3.09, 66 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Joshua Hounslow — 3×3, 3×3 one-handed, Pyraminx
0.08s
closest final — 2×2, Jonathan Charlesworth over Joshua Hounslow
29
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Joshua Hounslow7.218.63
2×2Jonathan Charlesworth1.802.91
3×3 one-handedJoshua Hounslow11.8814.72
PyraminxJoshua Hounslow1.762.59
SkewbJonathan Charlesworth3.364.26

The PB harvest

29 set · 10 still standing
  • Jacob Hewell — Skewb single 3.09: into the top 5.4% of the event's history.
  • Om Patel — 2×2 single 2.37: into the top 7.7% of the event's history.
  • Sam Sieracki — Skewb single 6.14: into the top 26.8% of the event's history.
  • Jacob Hewell — 3×3 single 16.20: into the top 28.5% of the event's history.
  • Aaradhya Patel — 2×2 single 5.28: into the top 42.8% of the event's history.
  • Ayden Tempany — 2×2 single 5.36: into the top 43.7% of the event's history.
  • Ayden Tempany — 3×3 single 29.52: into the top 61.7% of the event's history.
  • Oscar Ben-Ary — 2×2 single 7.98: into the top 67.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

Eight people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,245 people who made their debut in 2022. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.

The field

27 competitors · 178 results · 5 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. Joshua Hounslow won it with a 8.63 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

27 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.