Competitions · Australia
Marino Madness 2025
Adelaide, South Australia · 30 November 2025 · 6 events · 51 competitors · 50 personal bests
Gerard McGinley won two of the six events (2×2, 3×3 Fewest Moves) and the closest final was the Square-1, won by Peter Vu by 0.01 seconds. 51 competitors produced 50 personal bests, 28 of which still stand today, and eight people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Peter Vu took a Square-1 single of 13.62 down to 6.16, 55 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Seth Ferry | 7.57 | 8.65 |
| 2×2 | Gerard McGinley | 1.51 | 1.95 |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | Gerard McGinley | 22 moves | 25.33 |
| Megaminx | Jonah Blakeley | 57.33 | 1:02.99 |
| Skewb | Jonah Blakeley | 3.17 | 4.00 |
| Square-1 | Peter Vu | 6.16 | 13.14 |
The PB harvest
50 set · 28 still standing- Peter Vu — Square-1 single 6.16: into the top 0.88% of the event's history.
- Eamon Wellington — 2×2 single 1.71: into the top 3.1% of the event's history.
- Nathanial Taylor — 2×2 single 2.19: into the top 6.1% of the event's history.
- Ezra Samuel — 2×2 single 2.21: into the top 6.3% of the event's history.
- Nathan Putman — 3×3 single 9.64: into the top 6.5% of the event's history.
- Nathan Putman — 2×2 single 2.33: into the top 7.3% of the event's history.
- Nguyen Canh Tien Vinh — 2×2 single 2.39: into the top 7.9% of the event's history.
- Frank Hu-Ao Li — 2×2 single 2.53: into the top 9.2% of the event's history.
First-timers
Eight people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 28,483 people who made their debut in 2025. 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
51 competitors · 235 results · 6 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. Seth Ferry won it with a 8.65 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
R U2 R' U2 R2 U2 L F D B' R D' L2 R' F2 L2 D' R' - 2
R2 F2 U2 L2 U' B2 U L2 D' F2 L2 R F2 U' L' D' B' D B2 L2 - 3
R' F' L2 D R2 D R2 U' L2 U R' F' R D2 L B' U' R U - 4
R F L2 D' L2 D2 B' U D2 R B L2 U2 L2 B R2 B2 R2 D2 F2 - 5
U2 F L2 B F2 U2 L' F2 L' D2 R U2 F R2 U R D L'
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
51 competitors- Aaron Mi
- Aaryan Longo
- Adam Schmidt
- Adela Leeson
- Aloysius Leeson
- Archer A. B. Bell
- Aston Culf
- Caitlin Waters
- Caleb John Daniel Ronquillo Earl
- Charlie Fry
- Chelsea Watts
- Collin Waters
- Dallas McNeil
- Eamon Wellington
- Edward Blake
- Ellmma Fry
- Emmett Lewis
- Ethan Qiu
- Ezra Samuel
- Felix Williams
- Frank Hu-Ao Li
- George Childs
- Gerard McGinley
- Hai Minh Dominic Cao
- Jaedon Ross
- James Childs
- Jonah Blakeley
- Jonah Brown
- Lewis Gent
- Lixin Kevin Lu
- Marina Bai
- Mason Pearce
- Max Cook
- Michael Giang
- Nathan Putman
- Nathanial Taylor
- Nguyen Canh Tien Vinh
- Peter Vu
- Rafael Chowindra
- Ryan Waters
- Samuel Chambers
- Seth Ferry
- Shaun Gunawardane
- Steven Regidor-Yanez
- Tess Karon
- Thomas Andrew Lymburn
- Tychon Dotcenko
- Vaasu Dholakia
- Vivaan Roy Kapoor
- Xavier Ouano
- Xinyuan Li
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.