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Competitions · Australia

Maitland Spring 2024

Maitland, New South Wales · 23 November 2024 · 4 events · 43 competitors · 48 personal bests

Sebastian Lee won two of the four events (2×2, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Sebastian Lee by 0.16 seconds. 43 competitors produced 48 personal bests, 20 of which still stand today, and five people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Sebastian Lee set the Pyraminx average world record: 1.15.

Two wins
Sebastian Lee — 2×2, Pyraminx
0.16s
closest final — 2×2, Sebastian Lee over James Kirschner
48
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Liam Highducheck7.117.85
2×2Sebastian Lee1.272.01
PyraminxSebastian Lee1.251.88
SkewbThomas Tinlin2.183.48

The PB harvest

48 set · 20 still standing
  • Oscar Liang — Skewb single 2.52: into the top 3.0% of the event's history.
  • Liam Harvie — Pyraminx single 2.94: into the top 3.4% of the event's history.
  • Jai Dart — 2×2 single 1.97: into the top 4.5% of the event's history.
  • Lucas Fraser — 2×2 single 2.02: into the top 4.9% of the event's history.
  • Jacob Davy — 2×2 single 2.05: into the top 5.1% of the event's history.
  • Emerson Owen — Pyraminx single 3.90: into the top 7.2% of the event's history.
  • Jai Dart — 3×3 single 10.69: into the top 9.5% of the event's history.
  • Jack Gilbert — 2×2 single 3.04: into the top 14.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

Five people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 32,954 people who made their debut in 2024. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

43 competitors · 280 results · 4 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. Liam Highducheck won it with a 7.85 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

43 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.