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Australian Nationals 2018

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory · 6 October 2018 · 18 events · 199 competitors · 431 personal bests

Feliks Zemdegs won seven of the 18 events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the Clock, won by Tamara Macadam by 0.02 seconds. 199 competitors produced 431 personal bests, 93 of which still stand today, and 36 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Feliks Zemdegs set the 7×7 single continental record: 1:53.62.

Seven wins
Feliks Zemdegs — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx
0.02s
closest final — Clock, Tamara Macadam over Myles Jarman
431
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Feliks Zemdegs5.476.34
2×2Cameron Stollery1.492.25
4×4Feliks Zemdegs23.3325.43
5×5Feliks Zemdegs42.7647.33
6×6Feliks Zemdegs1:20.911:25.71
7×7Feliks Zemdegs1:53.622:00.63
3×3 blindfoldedJack Cai19.97—
3×3 Fewest MovesTommy Kiprillis29 moves—
3×3 one-handedFeliks Zemdegs8.7610.16
ClockTamara Macadam8.408.80
MegaminxFeliks Zemdegs35.9641.19
PyraminxEthan Stevens2.513.02
SkewbJayden McNeill3.824.44
Square-1Jode Brewster7.3210.53
4×4 blindfoldedTomoya Firman1:50.26—
5×5 blindfoldedBrock Hamann——
3×3 Multi-BlindJack Cai18 of 19 cubes · 59:20—
3×3 with feetTommy Kiprillis38.0840.31

The PB harvest

431 set · 93 still standing
  • William Tao — 3×3 one-handed single 9.90: into the top 1% of the event's history.
  • David Pearce — 3×3 single 6.67: into the top 1.0% of the event's history.
  • Revan Rajahmoney — Skewb single 2.42: into the top 2.6% of the event's history.
  • Will Gurnett — Pyraminx single 2.71: into the top 2.7% of the event's history.
  • Monty Wain — 3×3 single 8.30: into the top 3.3% of the event's history.
  • Duncan Butcher — Skewb single 3.22: into the top 6.1% of the event's history.
  • David Edwards — 2×2 single 2.23: into the top 6.5% of the event's history.
  • Revan Rajahmoney — 3×3 single 10.01: into the top 7.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

36 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,076 people who made their debut in 2018. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

10 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

199 competitors · 1880 results · 18 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 6.34 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

199 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.