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Melbourne Cube Days 2019

Melbourne, Victoria · 30 November 2019 · 11 events · 141 competitors · 198 personal bests

Feliks Zemdegs won six of the eleven events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by David Epstein by 0.09 seconds. 141 competitors produced 198 personal bests, 62 of which still stand today, and 20 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Jack Cai set the 3×3 blindfolded average world record: 18.27.

Six wins
Feliks Zemdegs — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, 3×3 one-handed
0.09s
closest final — 2×2, David Epstein over Cameron Stollery
198
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Feliks Zemdegs5.006.12
2×2David Epstein1.421.91
4×4Feliks Zemdegs22.9925.26
5×5Feliks Zemdegs41.6542.88
6×6Feliks Zemdegs1:25.801:28.75
7×7Feliks Zemdegs2:06.012:11.00
3×3 blindfoldedJack Cai16.4618.27
3×3 one-handedFeliks Zemdegs10.3511.15
4×4 blindfoldedLennon Hughes4:05.28—
5×5 blindfoldedEthan Pride49:31.00—
3×3 Multi-BlindJack Cai29 of 30 cubes · 59:40—

The PB harvest

198 set · 62 still standing
  • Brian Allen — 2×2 single 1.70: into the top 3.1% of the event's history.
  • Andy Ma — 3×3 one-handed single 13.07: into the top 4.5% of the event's history.
  • Oliver Ling — 2×2 single 2.02: into the top 4.9% of the event's history.
  • Oliver Ling — 3×3 one-handed single 14.06: into the top 6.2% of the event's history.
  • Noah Thorpe — 3×3 single 9.93: into the top 7.3% of the event's history.
  • Luca Ruberto — 3×3 single 10.45: into the top 8.8% of the event's history.
  • Mannessah Kani — 2×2 single 2.68: into the top 10.7% of the event's history.
  • Jimmy Chen — 2×2 single 2.78: into the top 11.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

20 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 27,871 people who made their debut in 2019. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

5 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

141 competitors · 854 results · 11 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 6.12 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

141 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.