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Competitions · Australia

Melbourne Summer 2022

Melbourne, Victoria · 21 January 2022 · 17 events · 211 competitors · 400 personal bests

Feliks Zemdegs won seven of the 17 events (2×2, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the Clock, won by Conan Mo by 0.11 seconds. 211 competitors produced 400 personal bests, 123 of which still stand today, and 63 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

David Epstein set the Square-1 average continental record: 6.19.

Seven wins
Feliks Zemdegs — 2×2, 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx
0.11s
closest final — Clock, Conan Mo over Zayd Chaudhry
400
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3David Epstein6.297.28
2×2Feliks Zemdegs1.131.64
4×4Feliks Zemdegs19.5024.07
5×5Feliks Zemdegs44.8546.34
6×6Feliks Zemdegs1:22.011:26.04
7×7Feliks Zemdegs2:07.852:09.58
3×3 blindfoldedJack Cai19.8220.75
3×3 Fewest MovesTommy Kiprillis25 moves25.00
3×3 one-handedFeliks Zemdegs8.5110.48
ClockConan Mo4.725.69
MegaminxFeliks Zemdegs35.1739.55
PyraminxJunqi Feng (冯骏骐)1.642.36
SkewbEli Panetta2.603.32
Square-1David Epstein6.116.68
4×4 blindfoldedMichael Tripodi1:49.58—
5×5 blindfoldedMichael Tripodi4:00.534:18.48
3×3 Multi-BlindMichael Tripodi36 of 47 cubes · 57:13—

The PB harvest

400 set · 123 still standing
  • Riley Dexter — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 22 moves: into the top 2.2% of the event's history.
  • Terence Wang — 2×2 single 1.54: into the top 2.3% of the event's history.
  • Dylan Hua — Clock single 4.92: into the top 4.2% of the event's history.
  • Wilbur Phillips — 2×2 single 2.14: into the top 5.7% of the event's history.
  • Chris George Tsarouhas — 2×2 single 2.35: into the top 7.5% of the event's history.
  • Lennon Hughes — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 27 moves: into the top 8.0% of the event's history.
  • Cruze McStay — 2×2 single 2.44: into the top 8.3% of the event's history.
  • Zacheriah L. Huynh — 2×2 single 2.52: into the top 9.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

63 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,245 people who made their debut in 2022. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

3 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

211 competitors · 2105 results · 17 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 7.28 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

211 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.