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Australian Nationals 2017

Melbourne, Victoria · 23 September 2017 · 16 events · 187 competitors · 321 personal bests

Jayden McNeill won seven of the 16 events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Andy Gong by 0.06 seconds. 187 competitors produced 321 personal bests, 75 of which still stand today, and 48 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Jack Cai set the 3×3 blindfolded single continental record: 23.14.

Seven wins
Jayden McNeill — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 Fewest Moves, 3×3 one-handed, Skewb, Square-1
0.06s
closest final — 2×2, Andy Gong over Jayden McNeill
321
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Jayden McNeill7.788.34
2×2Andy Gong1.441.98
4×4Jayden McNeill31.8334.17
5×5Jayden McNeill55.711:02.27
6×6Ryan Driscoll2:08.222:09.81
7×7Ryan Driscoll2:52.343:00.10
3×3 blindfoldedJack Cai23.1425.10
3×3 Fewest MovesJayden McNeill30 moves—
3×3 one-handedJayden McNeill12.1113.09
MegaminxRichie Lim51.9155.36
PyraminxEthan Stevens3.003.78
SkewbJayden McNeill1.843.33
Square-1Jayden McNeill10.3610.98
4×4 blindfoldedJack Cai7:55.45—
5×5 blindfoldedNathan Seeto——
3×3 Multi-BlindJack Cai12 of 13 cubes · 48:56—

The PB harvest

321 set · 75 still standing
  • Jayden McNeill — Skewb single 1.84: into the top 0.99% of the event's history.
  • Will Gurnett — Skewb single 2.26: into the top 2.1% of the event's history.
  • Leyan Li — Skewb single 2.31: into the top 2.3% of the event's history.
  • Jakob Ivanhoe — Skewb single 2.48: into the top 2.8% of the event's history.
  • Thomas Bradshaw — 3×3 single 8.09: into the top 2.9% of the event's history.
  • Ben Chin — 3×3 single 9.47: into the top 6.0% of the event's history.
  • Vincent Nguyen — 2×2 single 2.20: into the top 6.2% of the event's history.
  • Lochie Green — Pyraminx single 3.79: into the top 6.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

48 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 23,482 people who made their debut in 2017. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

6 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

187 competitors · 1479 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. Jayden McNeill won it with a 8.34 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

187 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.