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Marrickville Mini May Open 2023

Sydney, New South Wales · 21 May 2023 · 3 events · 134 competitors · 80 personal bests

Joshua Almanza won two of the three events (3×3, Skewb) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Joshua Almanza by 0.41 seconds. 134 competitors produced 80 personal bests, 41 of which still stand today, and 33 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Rowan Dunne took a Skewb single of 16.36 down to 6.44, 61 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Joshua Almanza — 3×3, Skewb
0.41s
closest final — 3×3, Joshua Almanza over Sebastian Lee
80
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Joshua Almanza7.098.71
PyraminxSebastian Lee1.512.47
SkewbJoshua Almanza3.684.97

The PB harvest

80 set · 41 still standing
  • Sebastian Lee — Skewb single 3.76: into the top 9.3% of the event's history.
  • Finn Burke — Pyraminx single 5.16: into the top 14.2% of the event's history.
  • Alexander Ball — Skewb single 4.67: into the top 15.7% of the event's history.
  • Ryu Ishak — 3×3 single 14.62: into the top 23.1% of the event's history.
  • Rowan Dunne — Skewb single 6.44: into the top 29.2% of the event's history.
  • Joshua Peel — 3×3 single 17.30: into the top 32.0% of the event's history.
  • Jack Oakes — Pyraminx single 7.60: into the top 32.9% of the event's history.
  • Harrison Thomas — 3×3 single 17.95: into the top 34.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

33 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

No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.

The field

134 competitors · 327 results · 3 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. Joshua Almanza won it with a 8.71 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

134 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.