Competitions · Australia

Brisbane Newcomers 2025

Brisbane, Queensland · 2 March 2025 · 4 events · 91 competitors · 62 personal bests

Vaibhav-Jai Ravipati won two of the four events (2×2, Skewb) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Vaibhav-Jai Ravipati by 0.12 seconds. 91 competitors produced 62 personal bests, 29 of which still stand today, and 34 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Joash Harrison took a 2×2 single of 12.40 down to 3.98, 68 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Vaibhav-Jai Ravipati — 2×2, Skewb

0.12s

closest final — Skewb, Vaibhav-Jai Ravipati over Elijah La Porte

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Joseph Burnett	7.17	8.27
2×2	Vaibhav-Jai Ravipati	1.42	2.26
Pyraminx	Matthew Ban	2.29	2.90
Skewb	Vaibhav-Jai Ravipati	2.31	3.81

The PB harvest

62 set · 29 still standing

Nate Garthon — 2×2 single 1.62: into the top 2.7% of the event's history.
Reeve Weller — 3×3 single 9.15: into the top 5.2% of the event's history.
Kaden Weller — 3×3 single 9.68: into the top 6.6% of the event's history.
Kaden Weller — Pyraminx single 4.59: into the top 10.8% of the event's history.
Will Wight — 2×2 single 2.82: into the top 12.2% of the event's history.
Reeve Weller — Pyraminx single 4.89: into the top 12.5% of the event's history.
Micah Sharein — 3×3 single 11.83: into the top 13.3% of the event's history.
Ethan Zhou — 2×2 single 3.01: into the top 14.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

34 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 28,483 people who made their debut in 2025. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.

The field

91 competitors · 379 results · 4 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. Joseph Burnett won it with a 8.27 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

91 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.