Competitions · Australia
Albany Summer Solving 2023
Albany, Western Australia · 28 January 2023 · 6 events · 26 competitors · 29 personal bests
Jonathan Charlesworth won four of the six events (3×3, 2×2, Skewb) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Jonathan Charlesworth by 0.44 seconds. 26 competitors produced 29 personal bests, 10 of which still stand today, and five people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
James Cooper took a Skewb single of 11.33 down to 5.47, 52 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Jonathan Charlesworth | 7.97 | 9.28 |
| 2×2 | Jonathan Charlesworth | 1.62 | 2.15 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Joshua Hounslow | 37.77 | — |
| Pyraminx | Amy Smith | 3.15 | 4.16 |
| Skewb | Jonathan Charlesworth | 2.84 | 3.32 |
| Square-1 | Jonathan Charlesworth | 9.14 | 10.58 |
The PB harvest
29 set · 10 still standing- Charlie van Ooran — Pyraminx single 2.83: into the top 3.1% of the event's history.
- Sebastian Bock — Skewb single 2.88: into the top 4.4% of the event's history.
- Sebastian Bock — Pyraminx single 3.86: into the top 7.0% of the event's history.
- Bryn Hannagan-Wood — 3×3 single 11.46: into the top 12.0% of the event's history.
- Mark Beeck — Pyraminx single 6.63: into the top 24.9% of the event's history.
- Oliver Burns — Skewb single 6.12: into the top 26.6% of the event's history.
- Mark Beeck — Skewb single 6.91: into the top 33.0% of the event's history.
- Lachlan Warham — 3×3 single 26.62: into the top 56.1% of the event's history.
First-timers
Five people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 37,591 people who made their debut in 2023. 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
26 competitors · 188 results · 6 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. Jonathan Charlesworth won it with a 9.28 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
L U F2 D2 B' R2 B' F L2 D L' B' R' D' B2 F' L2 B2 - 2
R2 B2 U2 R2 B L2 R2 U' L B D' R' U2 F' L R2 B' U - 3
D' B2 R2 F2 R2 D' B2 L2 F U' L F2 L F2 D F' D L2 - 4
U' B L2 U2 B2 L' B2 D F L2 U2 B D' U' F' R2 - 5
B' U2 B2 R' L2 D R' F U2 D2 B2 R2 U L2 D2 R' F2 L
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
26 competitors- Amy Smith
- Bryn Hannagan-Wood
- Charlie van Ooran
- Cian Yu
- Clarance Leong
- Finlay Knaap
- Flynn Creelman
- James Cooper
- Jaxon Foster
- Jeremy Foott
- Jonathan Charlesworth
- Joshua Hounslow
- Jove Hannagan-Wood
- Lachlan Warham
- Leyton Bock
- Lucas Glisenti
- Lucius Leong
- Mark Beeck
- Mark Charlesworth
- Max Taylor
- Michael Taran
- Oliver Burns
- Oliver Kandiah
- Sebastian Bock
- Tyler Williams
- William Miunro
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.