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Melbourne Autumn 2016

Melbourne, Victoria · 30 April 2016 · 7 events · 137 competitors · 116 personal bests

Feliks Zemdegs won four of the seven events (3×3, 2×2, Megaminx) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Feliks Zemdegs by 0.83 seconds. 137 competitors produced 116 personal bests, 37 of which still stand today, and 47 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Feliks Zemdegs set the Square-1 single continental record: 10.40.

Four wins
Feliks Zemdegs — 3×3, 2×2, Megaminx, Square-1
0.83s
closest final — 2×2, Feliks Zemdegs over Tommy Kiprillis
116
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Feliks Zemdegs6.467.49
2×2Feliks Zemdegs2.032.75
3×3 Fewest MovesNathaniel Khalinsky43 moves—
MegaminxFeliks Zemdegs51.7554.07
PyraminxJames Shearwood4.304.58
Square-1Feliks Zemdegs12.8116.44
3×3 Multi-BlindJack Cai10 of 13 cubes · 55:39—

The PB harvest

116 set · 37 still standing
  • Eliza Campbell — 3×3 single 9.15: into the top 5.2% of the event's history.
  • Nathaniel Khalinsky — Pyraminx single 4.25: into the top 8.9% of the event's history.
  • Jan Dimitriadis — 2×2 single 2.95: into the top 13.7% of the event's history.
  • Nyny H'jinn — 2×2 single 3.16: into the top 16.1% of the event's history.
  • Arman Cakmakcioglu — 3×3 single 12.81: into the top 16.8% of the event's history.
  • Blake Winter — Pyraminx single 6.09: into the top 20.7% of the event's history.
  • Steven Gelastopoulos — 2×2 single 3.57: into the top 21.1% of the event's history.
  • Blake Winter — 3×3 single 14.69: into the top 23.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

47 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 17,946 people who made their debut in 2016. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

137 competitors · 508 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. Feliks Zemdegs won it with a 7.49 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

137 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.