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Competitions · Australia

Canberra Spring 2016

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory · 24 September 2016 · 13 events · 64 competitors · 113 personal bests

Jayden McNeill won twelve of the 13 events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Clock, won by Jayden McNeill by 0.78 seconds. 64 competitors produced 113 personal bests, 40 of which still stand today, and 17 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Jayden McNeill set the 3×3 Fewest Moves single continental record: 20 moves.

Twelve wins
Jayden McNeill — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 Fewest Moves, 3×3 one-handed, Clock, Megaminx, Pyraminx, Skewb, Square-1
0.78s
closest final — Clock, Jayden McNeill over Tamara Macadam
113
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Jayden McNeill6.888.16
2×2Jayden McNeill1.672.24
4×4Jayden McNeill32.5240.46
5×5Jayden McNeill1:07.751:15.74
3×3 blindfoldedJayden McNeill37.89—
3×3 Fewest MovesJayden McNeill20 moves24.67
3×3 one-handedJayden McNeill12.9815.30
ClockJayden McNeill7.569.00
MegaminxJayden McNeill50.0959.46
PyraminxJayden McNeill3.914.67
SkewbJayden McNeill3.153.71
Square-1Jayden McNeill9.8812.69
3×3 Multi-BlindAlex Boyle9 of 10 cubes · 51:13—

The PB harvest

113 set · 40 still standing
  • Kirt Protacio — 2×2 single 1.44: into the top 1.9% of the event's history.
  • Felix Kiera — 2×2 single 2.18: into the top 6.0% of the event's history.
  • Jack Beckett — Pyraminx single 3.68: into the top 6.2% of the event's history.
  • Felix Kiera — Pyraminx single 4.04: into the top 7.9% of the event's history.
  • James Chadwick — 2×2 single 2.48: into the top 8.7% of the event's history.
  • Regan Yan — 2×2 single 3.53: into the top 20.6% of the event's history.
  • James Chadwick — Pyraminx single 6.18: into the top 21.3% of the event's history.
  • Alex Boyle — 3×3 Multi-Blind single 9 of 10 cubes · 51:13: into the top 23.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

17 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

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

64 competitors · 425 results · 13 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 8.16 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

64 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.