Competitions · Australia

Belgrave Open 2026

Melbourne, Victoria · 12 September 2026 · 8 events · 205 competitors · 192 personal bests

Firstian Fushada (符逢城) won two of the eight events (4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Emmet Hobbs by 0.28 seconds. 205 competitors produced 192 personal bests, 171 of which still stand today, and 61 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Roman Rudakov set the 2×2 single continental record: 0.47.

Two wins

Firstian Fushada (符逢城) — 4×4, 5×5

0.28s

closest final — Pyraminx, Emmet Hobbs over Junqi Feng (冯骏骐)

192

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Riley Dexter	4.52	5.40
2×2	Roman Rudakov	0.88	1.01
4×4	Firstian Fushada (符逢城)	22.84	26.24
5×5	Firstian Fushada (符逢城)	43.31	45.43
3×3 blindfolded	Michael Tripodi	20.02	—
3×3 one-handed	David Epstein	8.17	8.78
Pyraminx	Emmet Hobbs	2.07	2.49
Skewb	Eli Panetta	1.82	2.32

The PB harvest

192 set · 171 still standing

Roman Rudakov — 2×2 single 0.47: into the top 0.0048% of the event's history.
Benjamin Kao — 2×2 single 0.58: into the top 0.031% of the event's history.
Nam Nguyen — 2×2 single 0.76: into the top 0.18% of the event's history.
Don Daniels — Pyraminx single 1.34: into the top 0.25% of the event's history.
Nguyễn Khang Minh — 2×2 single 0.83: into the top 0.27% of the event's history.
Max Parris — 2×2 single 0.90: into the top 0.38% of the event's history.
Roman Rudakov — Skewb single 1.59: into the top 0.56% of the event's history.
Alex Butera — 2×2 single 1.02: into the top 0.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

61 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 22,685 people who made their debut in 2026. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

8 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

205 competitors · 1200 results · 8 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. Riley Dexter won it with a 5.40 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

205 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.