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Competitions · Australia

Canberra Autumn 2016

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory · 21 May 2016 · 16 events · 42 competitors · 74 personal bests

Jayden McNeill won 14 of the 16 events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Jayden McNeill by 1.16 seconds. 42 competitors produced 74 personal bests, 19 of which still stand today, and twelve people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Tamara Macadam set the Clock single continental record: 7.15.

14 wins
Jayden McNeill — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 Fewest Moves, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx, Pyraminx, Skewb, Square-1, 4×4 blindfolded, 5×5 blindfolded
1.16s
closest final — Pyraminx, Jayden McNeill over Edbert Sim
74
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Jayden McNeill7.628.05
4×4Jayden McNeill31.8439.90
5×5Jayden McNeill1:08.731:22.41
6×6Jayden McNeill2:26.482:30.83
7×7Jayden McNeill3:54.934:01.19
3×3 blindfoldedJayden McNeill1:02.14
3×3 Fewest MovesJayden McNeill26 moves29.67
3×3 one-handedJayden McNeill11.6114.89
ClockTamara Macadam7.157.87
MegaminxJayden McNeill1:12.191:13.47
PyraminxJayden McNeill4.445.32
SkewbJayden McNeill4.314.91
Square-1Jayden McNeill9.4110.80
4×4 blindfoldedJayden McNeill7:46.77
5×5 blindfoldedJayden McNeill25:52.00
3×3 Multi-BlindBrock Hamann10 of 10 cubes · 55:39

The PB harvest

74 set · 19 still standing
  • Duy Khuu — 3×3 single 8.94: into the top 4.7% of the event's history.
  • Luke Speechley — Pyraminx single 3.89: into the top 7.1% of the event's history.
  • Ryan Driscoll — Skewb single 4.11: into the top 11.6% of the event's history.
  • Ryan Driscoll — Pyraminx single 4.75: into the top 11.7% of the event's history.
  • Brock Hamann — 3×3 Multi-Blind single 10 of 10 cubes · 55:39: into the top 17.6% of the event's history.
  • Kent Thomson — Skewb single 5.08: into the top 18.8% of the event's history.
  • Bryson Azzopardi — Square-1 single 17.15: into the top 21.3% of the event's history.
  • Brock Hamann — Square-1 single 17.54: into the top 22.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

Twelve people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 17,946 people who made their debut in 2016. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

3 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

42 competitors · 305 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. Jayden McNeill won it with a 8.05 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

42 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.