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Auckland Winter Open 2011

Auckland · 16 July 2011 · 11 events · 14 competitors · 18 personal bests

Dene Beardsley won four of the eleven events (4×4, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the Magic, won by David Lim by 0.66 seconds. 14 competitors produced 18 personal bests, 8 of which still stand today, and one people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Zhaohan Xiong set the 2×2 single national record: 2.38.

Four wins
Dene Beardsley — 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7
0.66s
closest final — Magic, David Lim over Nico Young
18
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Zhaohan Xiong10.1813.06
2×2Zhaohan Xiong4.405.39
4×4Dene Beardsley58.151:02.55
5×5Dene Beardsley1:35.901:49.62
6×6Dene Beardsley2:49.913:03.31
7×7Dene Beardsley4:44.865:13.13
3×3 blindfoldedDavid Lim
3×3 one-handedZhaohan Xiong16.1118.12
PyraminxDavid Lim6.468.41
MagicDavid Lim1.771.93
Master MagicDavid Lim5.846.33

The PB harvest

18 set · 8 still standing
  • Zhaohan Xiong — 3×3 single 9.53: into the top 6.2% of the event's history.
  • Zhaohan Xiong — 2×2 single 2.38: into the top 7.8% of the event's history.
  • Zhaohan Xiong — 3×3 one-handed single 16.11: into the top 10.5% of the event's history.
  • David Yan — 3×3 one-handed single 25.88: into the top 36.5% of the event's history.
  • Rhys Loudon — 3×3 one-handed single 37.40: into the top 61.5% of the event's history.
  • Nico Young — Magic single 2.08: into the top 68.8% of the event's history.
  • Anirvan Bhaduri — 2×2 single 8.69: into the top 71.9% of the event's history.
  • Rhys Loudon — 5×5 single 3:45.41: into the top 89.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

One person competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 4,302 people who made their debut in 2011. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

4 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

14 competitors · 74 results · 11 events.

Everyone who competed

14 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.