Competitions · Australia
Darwin Open 2020
Darwin, Northern Territory · 5 December 2020 · 7 events · 26 competitors · 8 personal bests
Jayden McNeill won six of the seven events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Jayden McNeill by 2.07 seconds. 26 competitors produced 8 personal bests, 6 of which still stand today, and 18 people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Isaiah Macdonald took a 4×4 single of 1:48.38 down to 58.26, 46 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Jayden McNeill | 7.10 | 7.59 |
| 2×2 | Jayden McNeill | 1.82 | 2.08 |
| 4×4 | Jayden McNeill | 29.60 | 31.80 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Nicholas Baker | 1:52.78 | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | Jayden McNeill | 8.51 | 11.85 |
| Pyraminx | Jayden McNeill | 4.08 | 5.16 |
| Skewb | Jayden McNeill | 3.06 | 4.46 |
The PB harvest
8 set · 6 still standing- Nicholas Baker — 3×3 single 9.82: into the top 7.0% of the event's history.
- Nicholas Baker — 4×4 single 46.50: into the top 20.2% of the event's history.
- Isaiah Macdonald — 3×3 single 14.02: into the top 21.0% of the event's history.
- Isaiah Macdonald — 4×4 single 58.26: into the top 34.6% of the event's history.
- Isaiah Macdonald — Pyraminx single 8.46: into the top 40.2% of the event's history.
- Isaiah Macdonald — 2×2 single 5.83: into the top 49.1% of the event's history.
First-timers
18 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 4,608 people who made their debut in 2020. 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
26 competitors · 124 results · 7 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 7.59 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
R B D2 L2 B2 D2 R' F2 U2 F' R B' F' U' L B2 R D2 - 2
U' L' U2 D' F' B U' B U2 B2 R' L F2 R' D2 U' L2 U - 3
R2 F D2 F' R D B U' F2 R2 U2 F U2 B2 D2 L2 D L' F - 4
R2 B L' D' F2 U' L U2 F U2 B2 L B2 D2 R2 U2 L' F2 L' D2 - 5
U2 R U2 B' U' R B2 D' L2 U' F B U2 L2 F2 U2 B' L
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
26 competitors- Christopher Koulakis
- Daniel Wiseman
- Daniel Zhuravlev
- Debbie Brown
- Edward Hollingdale
- Ethan Pride
- Geoffrey Li
- Isaiah Macdonald
- Jayden McNeill
- Jonas Senga
- Joshua Benson
- Jurgen Hanekom
- Luke Smith
- Myles Segal
- Natalie Kate Pitt
- Nawal Fattah Hoque
- Nicholas Baker
- Noah Guillet-Blake
- Noah Macdonald
- Paul N. van de Geest
- Riley O'Neill
- Samuel Field
- Steven Gamston
- Terrence Shunheng Loi
- Thomas Kuswadi
- Zander Magin
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.