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Competitions · Australia

Good Solves in Gibson Park 2026

Perth, Western Australia · 1 March 2026 · 3 events · 37 competitors · 17 personal bests

Lachlan Stephens won the 3×3 with a 8.06 and the closest final was the 4×4, won by Jonathan Charlesworth by 0.17 seconds. 37 competitors produced 17 personal bests, 4 of which still stand today, and two people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Noah Christie took a 3×3 single of 35.21 down to 14.34, 59 percent better in one day.

3
events decided
0.17s
closest final — 4×4, Jonathan Charlesworth over Jaxon Foster
17
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Lachlan Stephens7.588.06
4×4Jonathan Charlesworth25.1930.96
7×7Tyler Williams2:31.652:36.32

The PB harvest

17 set · 4 still standing
  • Aaron Espiritu — 3×3 single 5.24: into the top 0.17% of the event's history.
  • Eshiel Benzion Narayanan — 3×3 single 7.13: into the top 1.5% of the event's history.
  • Noah Christie — 3×3 single 14.34: into the top 22.2% of the event's history.
  • Elodie Smith — 7×7 single 4:25.24: into the top 39.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

Two people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 18,546 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

37 competitors · 94 results · 3 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. Lachlan Stephens won it with a 8.06 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

37 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.