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Australian Nationals 2014

Sydney, New South Wales · 16 August 2014 · 17 events · 95 competitors · 86 personal bests

Feliks Zemdegs won nine of the 17 events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Jayden McNeill by 0.04 seconds. 95 competitors produced 86 personal bests, 21 of which still stand today, and 55 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Feliks Zemdegs set the 5×5 average world record: 55.10.

Nine wins
Feliks Zemdegs — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx, 4×4 blindfolded
0.04s
closest final — 2×2, Jayden McNeill over Cameron Stollery
86
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Feliks Zemdegs6.407.59
2×2Jayden McNeill1.802.24
4×4Feliks Zemdegs26.4030.51
5×5Feliks Zemdegs55.691:00.35
6×6Feliks Zemdegs1:53.561:58.43
7×7Feliks Zemdegs2:48.472:52.81
3×3 blindfoldedFeliks Zemdegs51.40—
3×3 Fewest MovesKevin Tam31 moves—
3×3 one-handedFeliks Zemdegs12.0314.52
ClockAlexandra Daryl Ariawan9.6311.38
MegaminxFeliks Zemdegs49.7752.70
PyraminxTim Major3.684.83
SkewbJayden McNeill3.664.52
Square-1Jack O'Mahony17.3419.42
4×4 blindfoldedFeliks Zemdegs7:35.63—
5×5 blindfoldedNathan Seeto——
3×3 Multi-BlindBrock Hamann7 of 8 cubes · 50:54—

The PB harvest

86 set · 21 still standing
  • Hugo Adams — Pyraminx single 2.78: into the top 2.9% of the event's history.
  • Richie Lim — 3×3 single 9.13: into the top 5.2% of the event's history.
  • Richie Lim — 2×2 single 2.52: into the top 9.1% of the event's history.
  • Coen Johnson — Pyraminx single 5.18: into the top 14.3% of the event's history.
  • Richie Lim — Square-1 single 15.31: into the top 17.1% of the event's history.
  • Max Malouf — 3×3 single 14.47: into the top 22.6% of the event's history.
  • Alexandra Daryl Ariawan — Clock single 9.63: into the top 23.3% of the event's history.
  • Victor Kuo — 3×3 one-handed single 23.34: into the top 29.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

55 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 9,275 people who made their debut in 2014. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

95 competitors · 568 results · 17 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. Feliks Zemdegs won it with a 7.59 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

  1. 1D U L2 R2 U B2 R2 D U R2 F D2 F R' U' F D2 R2 F2
  2. 2R2 B L2 U2 F2 L F2 R B R' B2 U R2 B2 L2 B2 U' R2 U2
  3. 3L F' D R L2 U' L' F U' R2 B2 L2 F2 B' D2 R2 F D2 B' D2
  4. 4U' F2 U' R2 U' R' L2 U R2 D' L F2 D2 B D2 R2 U2 B L2
  5. 5L2 U2 L' F2 R2 B2 D2 R' B D U2 L2 B' F L2 R B' L D

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

95 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.