Competitions · Australia

Melbourne Cubing for Kids Saturday 2023

Melbourne, Victoria · 26 August 2023 · 2 events · 113 competitors · 61 personal bests

David Epstein won the 3×3 with a 6.49 and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Phoenix Patterson by 0.17 seconds. 113 competitors produced 61 personal bests, 16 of which still stand today, and 32 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Benjamin Tregilgas took a 2×2 single of 8.55 down to 2.77, 68 percent better in one day.

events decided

0.17s

closest final — 2×2, Phoenix Patterson over Lochitha Subasinghe

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	David Epstein	6.23	6.49
2×2	Phoenix Patterson	1.66	2.40

The PB harvest

61 set · 16 still standing

Timothy Yang — 3×3 single 7.97: into the top 2.7% of the event's history.
Anthony Brand — 2×2 single 1.69: into the top 3.0% of the event's history.
Clayton Atkins — 3×3 single 8.74: into the top 4.3% of the event's history.
Noah Thomas Van Heugten — 2×2 single 2.35: into the top 7.5% of the event's history.
Christian Dang — 3×3 single 10.56: into the top 9.1% of the event's history.
Oliver Thomas — 2×2 single 2.73: into the top 11.3% of the event's history.
Benjamin Tregilgas — 2×2 single 2.77: into the top 11.7% of the event's history.
Manil Valusa — 2×2 single 3.79: into the top 23.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

32 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

113 competitors · 375 results · 2 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 6.49 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

113 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.