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Competitions · Australia

Melbourne Cube Days 2023

Melbourne, Victoria · 11 November 2023 · 12 events · 262 competitors · 329 personal bests

Feliks Zemdegs won six of the twelve events (2×2, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Feliks Zemdegs by 0.36 seconds. 262 competitors produced 329 personal bests, 115 of which still stand today, and 48 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Feliks Zemdegs set the 3×3 one-handed average national record: 9.60.

Six wins
Feliks Zemdegs — 2×2, 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, 3×3 one-handed
0.36s
closest final — 2×2, Feliks Zemdegs over Cameron Stollery
329
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3David Epstein5.517.08
2×2Feliks Zemdegs1.001.45
4×4Feliks Zemdegs20.9924.58
5×5Feliks Zemdegs39.9744.94
6×6Feliks Zemdegs1:22.501:23.75
7×7Feliks Zemdegs2:02.332:06.27
3×3 blindfoldedTam Quan24.13—
3×3 Fewest MovesDavid Epstein23 moves—
3×3 one-handedFeliks Zemdegs8.1911.55
4×4 blindfoldedSwami Srinivasan7:11.87—
5×5 blindfoldedSwami Srinivasan13:44.00—
3×3 Multi-BlindTam Quan25 of 28 cubes · 57:29—

The PB harvest

329 set · 115 still standing
  • Nguyễn Khang Minh — 3×3 one-handed single 9.85: into the top 0.95% of the event's history.
  • Nathan Dang — 3×3 single 8.46: into the top 3.7% of the event's history.
  • Ziqi Ding — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 24 moves: into the top 4.0% of the event's history.
  • Rishikesh Kuppal — 3×3 single 9.12: into the top 5.1% of the event's history.
  • Aady Jain — 3×3 single 9.93: into the top 7.3% of the event's history.
  • Jai Hobbs — 2×2 single 2.33: into the top 7.3% of the event's history.
  • Rishikesh Kuppal — 2×2 single 2.85: into the top 12.6% of the event's history.
  • Maxwell Peters — 2×2 single 2.92: into the top 13.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

48 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

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

262 competitors · 1313 results · 12 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. David Epstein won it with a 7.08 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

262 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.