Competitions · Australia
Mildura Madness 2023
Mildura, Victoria · 2 December 2023 · 7 events · 36 competitors · 38 personal bests
Seth Ferry won four of the seven events (3×3, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Alex Butera by 0.13 seconds. 36 competitors produced 38 personal bests, 5 of which still stand today, and 14 people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Miles Fetherston took a 3×3 blindfolded single of 6:51.26 down to 3:13.05, 53 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Seth Ferry | 6.84 | 7.95 |
| 2×2 | Alex Butera | 1.79 | 2.83 |
| 4×4 | Seth Ferry | 30.61 | 34.69 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Putian Ye (叶溥天) | 1:19.75 | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | Seth Ferry | 11.67 | 13.63 |
| Megaminx | Seth Ferry | 45.82 | 50.58 |
| Pyraminx | Oliver Hutchinson | 3.61 | 4.06 |
The PB harvest
38 set · 5 still standing- Matthew Sieredzinski — 2×2 single 1.76: into the top 3.4% of the event's history.
- Aston Culf — 3×3 one-handed single 15.91: into the top 10.0% of the event's history.
- Alexander Crush — 2×2 single 2.95: into the top 13.7% of the event's history.
- Liam Wood — 3×3 one-handed single 20.91: into the top 23.0% of the event's history.
- Leo Hock-Morris — Megaminx single 1:53.98: into the top 42.6% of the event's history.
First-timers
14 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
36 competitors · 260 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. Seth Ferry won it with a 7.95 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
U L' B R2 B2 D' B D2 L F2 R' U2 R2 D2 L B2 F L' D - 2
R2 D' F' R' U' F2 D F' D B U F' R2 F R2 F R2 U2 - 3
R D F D' B U' D F2 B2 L D F' D2 F B L2 F' U2 F2 - 4
R2 F U R' L' B D' F R' B2 U' F2 U' B2 L2 U' D' F2 U' - 5
F' D' R2 U2 B L2 D2 B' U2 R2 U2 L' B2 D B2 D R D' U2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
36 competitors- Aaron Mi
- Alex Butera
- Alexander Crush
- Archie Hobson
- Aston Culf
- Benji Holland-Monsen
- Brodie Legge
- Caleb Williams
- Charlie Fry
- Connor Smart
- Connor Williams
- Dallas McNeil
- Daniel Patton
- Flynn Schleicher
- Hunter Fotheringham
- Jack Ciemcioch
- Jakob Grzan
- Leo Hock-Morris
- Levi Parker
- Lewis Hussey
- Liam Wood
- Louie John
- Matthew Sieredzinski
- Michael Patton
- Miles Fetherston
- Nathan Nairn
- Nicholas Penfold
- Noah Przychodzen
- Oliver Hutchinson
- Putian Ye (叶溥天)
- Rebecca Penfold
- Samuel John
- Sarah Mandica
- Seth Ferry
- Thomas Schmidt
- Thomas Stevenson
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.