Competitions · Australia
Canberra Spring Open 2026
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory · 19 September 2026 · 4 events · 51 competitors · 48 personal bests
Chris Mills won three of the four events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Chris Mills by 0.41 seconds. 51 competitors produced 48 personal bests, and seven people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Spencer Parry took a 2×2 single of 9.25 down to 3.38, 63 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Chris Mills | 5.88 | 6.63 |
| 2×2 | Chris Mills | 1.83 | 2.11 |
| 4×4 | Chris Mills | 24.90 | 28.52 |
| Pyraminx | Liam Sawade | 1.54 | 2.12 |
The PB harvest
48 set · 48 still standing- James Kirschner — Pyraminx single 2.27: into the top 1.6% of the event's history.
- Pavan Kumar Krishnan Swaminathan — 3×3 single 7.37: into the top 1.8% of the event's history.
- Rupak Pangeni — 3×3 single 7.39: into the top 1.8% of the event's history.
- Aiden Krog — Pyraminx single 2.86: into the top 3.2% of the event's history.
- Emerson Owen — 2×2 single 1.78: into the top 3.5% of the event's history.
- Pavan Kumar Krishnan Swaminathan — Pyraminx single 3.00: into the top 3.6% of the event's history.
- Vincent Hua — 3×3 single 9.18: into the top 5.3% of the event's history.
- Emerson Owen — Pyraminx single 3.64: into the top 6.0% of the event's history.
First-timers
Seven people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 20,074 people who made their debut in 2026. 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
51 competitors · 263 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. Chris Mills won it with a 6.63 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
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L U R B D2 R' U2 L' U2 R2 U2 R' U B' L F D F U - 2
U D2 R D' R' F' R' B U R F' B2 U2 L' B2 R2 F2 U2 L - 3
B' L U' D2 R U2 L' U2 B2 R B' L' B D' F' U' L2 D - 4
U2 F L2 B2 R2 D2 F2 U2 B' D' R D2 R2 B' F U L' F U' - 5
R' D' R F' D2 F2 R2 F' R2 L F' L2 U2 D F2 R2 U F2 U'
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
51 competitors- Aaron DeHaan
- Aiden Krog
- Alena Weiley
- Angus Hannelly
- Atlas Alerre
- Ben Armstrong
- Cass Hopkins
- Chris Mills
- Cooper Whalan
- Daelin Rowlinson
- Dan Pindral
- Daniel DeHaan
- Emerson Owen
- Erdem Bayantes
- Ethan Gauci
- Fraser Hadden
- Hemil Ravani
- Henry Illingworth
- Jack Hitchman
- Jacob Bartusch-Rice
- Jacob de Alwis
- Jaidyn Johnston
- James Kirschner
- Jayden McNeill
- Jed Toohey
- Joshua Liang
- Kent Thomson
- Kevin Mai
- Leo Backhouse
- Liam Sawade
- Lucas Lim
- Luke Woodhouse
- Micah Tan
- Muhammad Ali Zahid
- Noah Block
- Noah Fletcher
- Noah Sippel
- Paul Blackman
- Pavan Kumar Krishnan Swaminathan
- Raymond McGinnes
- Rupak Pangeni
- Ryan Waters
- Samuel Keun
- Sasha Blackman
- Shaun Gunawardane
- Spencer Parry
- Toby Chamberlain
- Toby Guillaume
- Vincent Hua
- Yohaan Shaikh
- Zachary McMullan
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.