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Competitions · New Zealand

Half Turns Hataitai 2023

Wellington · 7 October 2023 · 4 events · 29 competitors · 20 personal bests

Tom Nelson won two of the four events (3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 Fewest Moves) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Matthew Yang by 0.54 seconds. 29 competitors produced 20 personal bests, 4 of which still stand today, and four people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Tom Nelson set the 3×3 Fewest Moves single national record: 22 moves.

Two wins
Tom Nelson — 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 Fewest Moves
0.54s
closest final — 3×3, Matthew Yang over Vincent Da Col
20
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Matthew Yang5.868.82
2×2Ram Thakkar (राम ठक्कर)1.771.95
3×3 blindfoldedTom Nelson29.93
3×3 Fewest MovesTom Nelson24 moves25.33

The PB harvest

20 set · 4 still standing
  • Jules Graham — 3×3 single 8.38: into the top 3.5% of the event's history.
  • Liam Wadek — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 29 moves: into the top 12.2% of the event's history.
  • Alex Rhodes-Robinson — 2×2 single 2.96: into the top 13.8% of the event's history.
  • Alex Rhodes-Robinson — 3×3 single 15.74: into the top 26.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

Four people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 37,591 people who made their debut in 2023. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

29 competitors · 137 results · 4 events.

Everyone who competed

29 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.