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Competitions · Australia

Cube for Cambodia 2016

Melbourne, Victoria · 24 July 2016 · 6 events · 91 competitors · 103 personal bests

Alex Chen won four of the six events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Stefan Nikolovski by 0.14 seconds. 91 competitors produced 103 personal bests, 31 of which still stand today, and 17 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Rex Kelly took a Skewb single of 27.65 down to 7.97, 71 percent better in one day.

Four wins
Alex Chen — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed
0.14s
closest final — Skewb, Stefan Nikolovski over Tommy Kiprillis
103
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Alex Chen9.4910.18
4×4Alex Chen37.5540.82
5×5Alex Chen1:26.251:31.17
3×3 one-handedAlex Chen16.6618.57
PyraminxEthan Stevens3.584.47
SkewbStefan Nikolovski3.015.22

The PB harvest

103 set · 31 still standing
  • James Shearwood — Skewb single 3.48: into the top 7.6% of the event's history.
  • Alex Chen — Skewb single 3.51: into the top 7.8% of the event's history.
  • Greta Williams — Pyraminx single 4.85: into the top 12.3% of the event's history.
  • Asher Lithgow — Pyraminx single 4.98: into the top 13.0% of the event's history.
  • Riley Watson — Pyraminx single 5.19: into the top 14.4% of the event's history.
  • Lucas Pedersson — Pyraminx single 6.02: into the top 20.2% of the event's history.
  • Jet Hunt — Skewb single 6.72: into the top 31.4% of the event's history.
  • Riley Watson — 3×3 single 17.52: into the top 32.6% 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

No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.

The field

91 competitors · 322 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. Alex Chen won it with a 10.18 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

91 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.