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Competitions · New Zealand

Auckland Mind Games 2023

Auckland · 11 March 2023 · 5 events · 17 competitors · 17 personal bests

James Macdiarmid won two of the five events (3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 Multi-Blind). 17 competitors produced 17 personal bests, 2 of which still stand today, and one people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

James Macdiarmid set the 3×3 blindfolded single national record: 21.22.

Two wins
James Macdiarmid — 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 Multi-Blind
17
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3 blindfoldedJames Macdiarmid21.22
3×3 Fewest MovesCheng-Ru Yang26 moves31.33
4×4 blindfoldedJinsol Hong6:32.42
5×5 blindfoldedJinsol Hong17:17.00
3×3 Multi-BlindJames Macdiarmid43 of 48 cubes · 59:16

The PB harvest

17 set · 2 still standing
  • Caleb Hall — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 32 moves: into the top 20.4% of the event's history.
  • Kalvin Lum — 3×3 Multi-Blind single 7 of 9 cubes · 51:26: into the top 39.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

One person 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

3 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

17 competitors · 56 results · 5 events.

Everyone who competed

17 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.