Competitions · New Zealand

Great South Open 2016

Christchurch · 22 October 2016 · 11 events · 16 competitors · 9 personal bests

Jayden McNeill won nine of the eleven events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Jayden McNeill by 1.15 seconds. 16 competitors produced 9 personal bests, 1 of which still stand today, and nine people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Jayden McNeill set the Clock single continental record: 6.54.

Nine wins

Jayden McNeill — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed, Clock, Pyraminx, Skewb, Square-1

1.15s

closest final — 2×2, Jayden McNeill over Tim Xie

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Jayden McNeill	7.33	9.26
2×2	Jayden McNeill	2.15	2.93
4×4	Jayden McNeill	32.18	36.97
5×5	Jayden McNeill	1:11.18	1:16.26
3×3 blindfolded	Tom Nelson	40.82	47.29
3×3 one-handed	Jayden McNeill	12.92	14.74
Clock	Jayden McNeill	6.54	7.74
Pyraminx	Jayden McNeill	3.73	5.43
Skewb	Jayden McNeill	3.53	5.71
Square-1	Jayden McNeill	9.07	11.33
4×4 blindfolded	Tom Nelson	2:50.15	—

The PB harvest

9 set · 1 still standing

Jayden McNeill — Clock single 6.54: into the top 9.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

Nine 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

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

16 competitors · 103 results · 11 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 9.26 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

16 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.