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Darwin Open 2022

Darwin, Northern Territory · 16 April 2022 · 6 events · 28 competitors · 30 personal bests

Sora Sato won three of the six events (3×3, 2×2, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Sora Sato by 0.62 seconds. 28 competitors produced 30 personal bests, 11 of which still stand today, and 13 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Riley O'Neill took a Skewb single of 18.71 down to 8.43, 55 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Sora Sato — 3×3, 2×2, Pyraminx
0.62s
closest final — 3×3, Sora Sato over Jonathan Charlesworth
30
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Sora Sato8.148.75
2×2Sora Sato1.802.33
4×4Jonathan Charlesworth31.7835.79
PyraminxSora Sato2.973.82
SkewbJonathan Charlesworth1.633.68
Square-1Jonathan Charlesworth9.0210.75

The PB harvest

30 set · 11 still standing
  • Sora Sato — Skewb single 2.05: into the top 1.5% of the event's history.
  • Chris Wilkinson — 3×3 single 9.90: into the top 7.2% of the event's history.
  • Thomas Kuswadi — Skewb single 4.34: into the top 13.3% of the event's history.
  • Nicholas Baker — 2×2 single 3.48: into the top 20.0% of the event's history.
  • Riley O'Neill — 2×2 single 3.89: into the top 25.1% of the event's history.
  • Chris Wilkinson — 4×4 single 52.10: into the top 27.3% of the event's history.
  • Nawal Fattah Hoque — 3×3 single 19.75: into the top 39.2% of the event's history.
  • Riley O'Neill — 3×3 single 21.45: into the top 44.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

13 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,245 people who made their debut in 2022. 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

28 competitors · 135 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. Sora Sato won it with a 8.75 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

28 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.