Competitions · Australia
Albany Summer Solving 2025
Albany, Western Australia · 25 January 2025 · 5 events · 25 competitors · 20 personal bests
Lachlan Stephens won two of the five events (3×3, 2×2) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Joel Harrop by 0.11 seconds. 25 competitors produced 20 personal bests, 6 of which still stand today, and four people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Alexander Bohn took a 3×3 single of 54.10 down to 22.85, 58 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Lachlan Stephens | 6.48 | 7.23 |
| 2×2 | Lachlan Stephens | 1.25 | 2.23 |
| 4×4 | Jaxon Foster | 28.26 | 32.79 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Amy Smith | 36.36 | 48.73 |
| Pyraminx | Joel Harrop | 2.87 | 4.06 |
The PB harvest
20 set · 6 still standing- Lucius Leong — 3×3 single 7.06: into the top 1.4% of the event's history.
- Josiah L. Harvey — 2×2 single 2.20: into the top 6.2% of the event's history.
- Sebastian Bock — 4×4 single 44.28: into the top 17.4% of the event's history.
- Linggeswaran Manimaran — Pyraminx single 10.85: into the top 59.4% of the event's history.
- Paul Foster — 2×2 single 7.30: into the top 62.8% of the event's history.
- Paul Foster — Pyraminx single 11.73: into the top 65.5% of the event's history.
First-timers
Four people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 28,483 people who made their debut in 2025. 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
25 competitors · 165 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. Lachlan Stephens won it with a 7.23 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
L2 D R U R B2 D2 R' B2 U F2 B2 R2 D R2 U' L2 F' U' - 2
B2 L F2 L' D2 U2 L B2 L' F L D B L D' U L2 U' R' D' - 3
F D R' U2 R L D U2 F D2 L2 U2 D2 B2 L2 F' L' U2 R2 - 4
R2 L B' L' B' L B2 D' R2 U' D2 L2 U2 F' D2 F' L2 U2 - 5
U' L2 D2 B' L2 R2 B F' R' F L' R D2 B2 L' U B' L
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
25 competitors- Alexander Bohn
- Amy Smith
- Ayden Kenneth Lillee
- Charlie van Ooran
- Cooper Harvey
- Declan Sander
- George Pedigo
- Hamish Prestage
- James Cooper
- Jaxon Foster
- Joel Harrop
- Joshua Bumstead
- Josiah L. Harvey
- Lachlan Manson
- Lachlan Stephens
- Linggeswaran Manimaran
- Lucius Leong
- Mason Alan Banham
- Michael Taran
- Paul Foster
- Regan Roberts
- Samara Lily Harvey
- Sebastian Bock
- Tyler Williams
- Vanessa Smith
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.