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Lifestyle Seasons Summer 2017

Melbourne, Victoria · 18 February 2017 · 7 events · 45 competitors · 76 personal bests

Tomoya Firman won three of the seven events (4×4, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Cameron Stollery by 0.35 seconds. 45 competitors produced 76 personal bests, 23 of which still stand today, and eight people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Emmet Hobbs took a 2×2 single of 10.47 down to 2.63, 75 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Tomoya Firman — 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed
0.35s
closest final — 2×2, Cameron Stollery over Tommy Kiprillis
76
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Tommy Kiprillis7.588.53
2×2Cameron Stollery1.722.42
4×4Tomoya Firman31.8638.08
5×5Tomoya Firman1:08.491:12.35
3×3 blindfoldedJack Cai37.34
3×3 one-handedTomoya Firman12.4014.83
PyraminxEthan Stevens2.806.47

The PB harvest

76 set · 23 still standing
  • Farbod Khaeiz — 2×2 single 2.29: into the top 7.0% of the event's history.
  • Alex Chen — 4×4 single 37.27: into the top 9.0% of the event's history.
  • Jet Hunt — 3×3 single 11.97: into the top 13.8% of the event's history.
  • Fletcher Cutting — 3×3 single 12.04: into the top 14.0% of the event's history.
  • Jonah Curtis — Pyraminx single 5.24: into the top 14.7% of the event's history.
  • Rhiley D'Cruz — 2×2 single 3.14: into the top 15.9% of the event's history.
  • Jason Collins — 2×2 single 3.23: into the top 17.0% of the event's history.
  • Hugh McGlone — 4×4 single 48.81: into the top 23.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

Eight people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 23,482 people who made their debut in 2017. 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

45 competitors · 240 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. Tommy Kiprillis won it with a 8.53 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

45 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.