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Australian Nationals 2016

Sydney, New South Wales · 20 August 2016 · 16 events · 194 competitors · 319 personal bests

Feliks Zemdegs won nine of the 16 events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Feliks Zemdegs by 0.26 seconds. 194 competitors produced 319 personal bests, 94 of which still stand today, and 67 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Feliks Zemdegs set the 3×3 single continental record: 5.32.

Nine wins
Feliks Zemdegs — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, 3×3 Fewest Moves, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx
0.26s
closest final — 2×2, Feliks Zemdegs over Andy Gong
319
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Feliks Zemdegs5.326.76
2×2Feliks Zemdegs2.913.03
4×4Feliks Zemdegs23.0629.02
5×5Feliks Zemdegs49.8652.71
6×6Feliks Zemdegs1:41.621:46.38
7×7Feliks Zemdegs2:34.992:41.12
3×3 blindfoldedTomoya Firman50.90—
3×3 Fewest MovesFeliks Zemdegs30 moves—
3×3 one-handedFeliks Zemdegs11.8713.38
MegaminxFeliks Zemdegs42.1844.09
PyraminxJames Shearwood3.474.39
SkewbStefan Nikolovski3.845.23
Square-1Tommy Kiprillis11.8916.12
4×4 blindfoldedNathan Seeto8:14.81—
5×5 blindfoldedAlex Boyle——
3×3 Multi-BlindAlex Boyle6 of 6 cubes · 37:15—

The PB harvest

319 set · 94 still standing
  • William Tao — 2×2 single 1.38: into the top 1.6% of the event's history.
  • Eliza Campbell — 2×2 single 1.55: into the top 2.4% of the event's history.
  • Eliza Campbell — Skewb single 2.88: into the top 4.4% of the event's history.
  • Lochie Green — 3×3 single 8.90: into the top 4.6% of the event's history.
  • Jack Beckett — Skewb single 3.11: into the top 5.5% of the event's history.
  • Richie Lim — Skewb single 3.84: into the top 9.8% of the event's history.
  • Monty Wain — Skewb single 4.04: into the top 11.2% of the event's history.
  • Jakob Ivanhoe — Pyraminx single 4.68: into the top 11.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

67 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 17,946 people who made their debut in 2016. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

194 competitors · 1519 results · 16 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 6.76 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

194 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.