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Competitions · Australia

Chilling in Canberra 2023

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory · 6 May 2023 · 13 events · 119 competitors · 154 personal bests

Feliks Zemdegs won six of the 13 events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Alex Butera by 0.21 seconds. 119 competitors produced 154 personal bests, 45 of which still stand today, and 33 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Michael Tripodi set the 5×5 blindfolded single continental record: 3:22.45.

Six wins
Feliks Zemdegs — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 3×3 one-handed
0.21s
closest final — Skewb, Alex Butera over Myles Jarman
154
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Feliks Zemdegs5.726.93
2×2Feliks Zemdegs1.311.99
4×4Feliks Zemdegs20.7222.72
5×5Feliks Zemdegs46.9249.63
6×6Feliks Zemdegs1:25.011:27.05
3×3 blindfoldedMichael Tripodi22.4225.86
3×3 one-handedFeliks Zemdegs9.1711.90
ClockConan Mo4.285.20
PyraminxJunqi Feng (冯骏骐)1.912.60
SkewbAlex Butera3.494.61
Square-1Alex Butera7.9312.52
4×4 blindfoldedLennon Hughes——
5×5 blindfoldedMichael Tripodi3:22.45—

The PB harvest

154 set · 45 still standing
  • Fritz Gonzales — 3×3 single 6.20: into the top 0.62% of the event's history.
  • Fritz Gonzales — 2×2 single 1.78: into the top 3.5% of the event's history.
  • Myles Jarman — Skewb single 2.68: into the top 3.5% of the event's history.
  • Sam King — 2×2 single 1.82: into the top 3.7% of the event's history.
  • Declan Flowers — 3×3 one-handed single 13.63: into the top 5.5% of the event's history.
  • Fritz Gonzales — 4×4 single 36.71: into the top 8.4% of the event's history.
  • Liam Highducheck — Square-1 single 11.54: into the top 8.9% of the event's history.
  • Austen Au — 2×2 single 2.61: into the top 10.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

33 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

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

119 competitors · 782 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. Feliks Zemdegs won it with a 6.93 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

119 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.