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Australian Nationals 2023

Moreton Bay, Queensland · 28 September 2023 · 16 events · 438 competitors · 848 personal bests

Feliks Zemdegs won four of the 16 events (4×4, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the Square-1, won by David Epstein by 0.06 seconds. 438 competitors produced 848 personal bests, 290 of which still stand today, and 53 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Charlie Eggins set the 3×3 blindfolded single world record: 12.10.

Four wins
Feliks Zemdegs — 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7
0.06s
closest final — Square-1, David Epstein over Benjamin Warry
848
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Toby Seufert5.716.69
2×2Phoenix Patterson1.331.37
4×4Feliks Zemdegs20.4522.86
5×5Feliks Zemdegs39.9743.62
6×6Feliks Zemdegs1:21.741:24.27
7×7Feliks Zemdegs2:13.952:15.41
3×3 blindfoldedCharlie Eggins16.4817.47
3×3 one-handedNicholas Paul8.5810.18
ClockRichard Yiheng Tao3.134.29
MegaminxJamie Otsu33.8537.58
PyraminxSebastian Lee1.842.17
SkewbEli Panetta2.202.58
Square-1David Epstein6.747.58
4×4 blindfoldedMichael Tripodi1:33.94—
5×5 blindfoldedAmy Smith13:35.00—
3×3 Multi-BlindMichael Tripodi37 of 44 cubes · 57:14—

The PB harvest

848 set · 290 still standing
  • Conan Mo — Clock single 3.34: into the top 1.3% of the event's history.
  • Max Parris — 2×2 single 1.43: into the top 1.9% of the event's history.
  • Iago Julio-de Almeida — 2×2 single 1.49: into the top 2.1% of the event's history.
  • Dylan Ulysses James Thomas — Pyraminx single 2.88: into the top 3.2% of the event's history.
  • Darius Tan — 2×2 single 1.74: into the top 3.3% of the event's history.
  • Daniel Wang — Clock single 4.52: into the top 3.4% of the event's history.
  • Alex Davis — 2×2 single 1.79: into the top 3.5% of the event's history.
  • Benjamin Stokes — 2×2 single 1.84: into the top 3.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

53 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 37,591 people who made their debut in 2023. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

9 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

438 competitors · 3606 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. Toby Seufert won it with a 6.69 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

438 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.