Competitions · Australia
Butler Blitz 2023
Butler, Western Australia · 21 October 2023 · 6 events · 49 competitors · 56 personal bests
Jonathan Charlesworth won two of the six events (2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Jonathan Charlesworth by 0.25 seconds. 49 competitors produced 56 personal bests, 14 of which still stand today, and seven people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Declan Sander took a 3×3 blindfolded single of 8:24.50 down to 3:41.99, 56 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Lachlan Stephens | 6.78 | 7.69 |
| 2×2 | Jonathan Charlesworth | 1.85 | 2.59 |
| 4×4 | Jonathan Charlesworth | 28.42 | 30.62 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Amy Smith | 52.32 | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | Joshua Hounslow | 11.75 | 15.08 |
| Megaminx | James Holdsworth | 42.82 | 44.93 |
The PB harvest
56 set · 14 still standing- Jeremy Foott — 3×3 single 6.52: into the top 0.87% of the event's history.
- Jeann Valdez — 3×3 one-handed single 12.68: into the top 3.9% of the event's history.
- Jeremy Foott — 4×4 single 33.63: into the top 5.5% of the event's history.
- Henrik Anderson — 3×3 single 15.24: into the top 25.2% of the event's history.
- Flynn Creelman — 3×3 one-handed single 25.14: into the top 34.6% of the event's history.
- Benjamin Walker — 3×3 one-handed single 25.42: into the top 35.3% of the event's history.
- Nathaniel Te — 3×3 single 20.72: into the top 42.0% of the event's history.
- Jeremy Foott — 3×3 blindfolded single 2:49.21: into the top 49.3% of the event's history.
First-timers
Seven 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
No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.
The field
49 competitors · 256 results · 6 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. Lachlan Stephens won it with a 7.69 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
D2 B' L2 D F2 L2 R2 D L2 D2 R2 L F' D' B' U B L' R - 2
L U L' U2 L2 F D2 R2 F2 U2 L2 B D U2 L' D' U2 R' F - 3
D' L2 F2 D2 B R2 F D2 R' B L2 D2 U B' U2 B' D' R - 4
D' R' F' R F2 B2 R B2 R F' L' U B2 R2 B2 U' R2 U2 D' - 5
L' B L2 F' R2 F U2 F' D2 U2 F2 D F' R U' L' B U2 L' F
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
49 competitors- Aaron Espiritu
- Alexander Maloney
- Amy Smith
- Benjamin Walker
- Charlie McClung
- Christopher Horsey
- Connor McDonald
- Declan Sander
- Edward Sim
- Elodie Smith
- Flynn Creelman
- George Pedigo
- Ghassan Al Sayegh
- Haider Ali
- Henrik Anderson
- Jackson Hannah
- Jacob Straker
- James Holdsworth
- Jaxon Foster
- Jay Calter
- Jay Wadia
- Jeann Valdez
- Jeremy Foott
- Joel Harrop
- Jonathan Charlesworth
- Joshua Hounslow
- Justine Valdez
- Lachlan Manson
- Lachlan Stephens
- Logan Jansma
- Lucas Buckley
- Lucius Leong
- Mark Charlesworth
- Muhammad Ali
- Nathan Maloney
- Nathaniel Te
- Patrick Nice
- Regan Roberts
- Sam Pulham
- Samuel Cook
- Simon Lasserre
- Sophia Dumergue
- Stephane Tahon
- Thomas Bland
- Tyler Williams
- Xavier Hurst
- Xavier Nielsen
- Yash Ahlawadi
- Zak Kenny
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.