Competitions · Australia
Apollo Bay Cubing 2025
Apollo Bay, Victoria · 18 October 2025 · 7 events · 43 competitors · 51 personal bests
Phoenix Patterson won three of the seven events (3×3, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Roman Rudakov by 0.02 seconds. 43 competitors produced 51 personal bests, 31 of which still stand today, and five people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Jay Ficheroux took a Skewb single of 5.97 down to 2.07, 65 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Phoenix Patterson | 5.61 | 6.53 |
| 2×2 | Roman Rudakov | 0.94 | 1.22 |
| 4×4 | Phoenix Patterson | 30.85 | 32.85 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Swami Srinivasan | 41.81 | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | Phoenix Patterson | 11.22 | 12.44 |
| Pyraminx | Eli Panetta | 2.13 | 2.67 |
| Skewb | Roman Rudakov | 2.45 | 2.60 |
The PB harvest
51 set · 31 still standing- Roman Rudakov — 2×2 single 0.54: into the top 0.017% of the event's history.
- Eli Panetta — 3×3 single 6.57: into the top 0.91% of the event's history.
- Charlie Handley — Skewb single 1.94: into the top 1.2% of the event's history.
- Jay Ficheroux — Skewb single 2.07: into the top 1.6% of the event's history.
- Auric Cui — 3×3 one-handed single 11.85: into the top 2.8% of the event's history.
- Eli Panetta — 4×4 single 29.97: into the top 2.8% of the event's history.
- Jay Ficheroux — 3×3 single 8.29: into the top 3.3% of the event's history.
- Gerrard Hallis — 3×3 single 8.81: into the top 4.4% of the event's history.
First-timers
Five 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
43 competitors · 368 results · 7 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. Phoenix Patterson won it with a 6.53 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
D' B2 D' B2 D2 R2 U' L F' U2 B' L B' D F D2 R' D L2 - 2
R2 D' B2 R' B2 U L2 U' F2 U B D' B2 L2 R D U F - 3
R D' U2 B' R2 D2 B' D2 F U2 L' U' R2 D F' D2 B U2 L' - 4
R2 F' R2 B' F U2 B2 D' F' L F2 L2 D F2 L B2 L D' - 5
L2 U R' F2 R' U2 R2 U2 B2 R' D2 U' R D B2 F R F L
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
43 competitors- Auric Cui
- Barry Cockcroft
- Benjamin Reynolds
- Benjamin Tranquille
- Charlie Handley
- Chase Lee
- Cody Seacroft
- Curtis Williams
- Daniel Patton
- Eli Panetta
- Elliot Forrester
- Emmet Hobbs
- Gemma Tolhurst
- George Handley
- Gerrard Hallis
- Greg Longney
- Hamish Bentley
- Jay Ficheroux
- Jet Diolosa
- Junqi Feng (冯骏骐)
- Kobi Dash Brown
- Lockie Lewis
- Lorenzo Cordioli
- Mark Tonkin
- Nicholas Allen Crow
- Nicholas Eppingstall
- Nicholas Penfold
- Nikolas Keramaris
- Otto Sahlberg
- Peter Hugosson-Miller
- Phoenix Patterson
- Remy Williamson
- Roman Rudakov
- Ryan Seacroft
- Sally Cannon
- Sam Tonkin
- Sandy Longney
- Spencer Collins
- Swami Srinivasan
- Theo Panetta
- Tom Noble
- Will Bowyer
- Zane Longney
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.