Competitions · New Zealand
Mind Games 2017
Wellington · 28 January 2017 · 10 events · 32 competitors · 43 personal bests
Tom Nelson won five of the ten events (3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 Fewest Moves, 4×4 blindfolded) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by James Macdiarmid by 0.33 seconds. 32 competitors produced 43 personal bests, 6 of which still stand today, and nine people held a competitor card for the first time.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | James Macdiarmid | 9.96 | 11.32 |
| 4×4 | Alex Asbery | 36.96 | 45.00 |
| 5×5 | Alex Asbery | 1:30.91 | 1:34.36 |
| 6×6 | Alex Asbery | 2:58.22 | 3:19.23 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Tom Nelson | 39.68 | 46.70 |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | Tom Nelson | 26 moves | 29.00 |
| Megaminx | Christian Houghton | 1:06.56 | 1:12.63 |
| 4×4 blindfolded | Tom Nelson | 3:10.67 | — |
| 5×5 blindfolded | Tom Nelson | — | — |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | Tom Nelson | 26 of 31 cubes · 57:51 | — |
The PB harvest
43 set · 6 still standing- Nik Bartlett — 3×3 single 10.54: into the top 9.1% of the event's history.
- Christian Houghton — 5×5 single 1:43.62: into the top 38.0% of the event's history.
- Christian Houghton — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 39 moves: into the top 44.7% of the event's history.
- Mike Ma — 3×3 single 23.30: into the top 48.6% of the event's history.
- Louis MacIver — 3×3 single 25.01: into the top 52.6% of the event's history.
- Christian Houghton — 6×6 single 4:36.61: into the top 76.3% of the event's history.
First-timers
Nine people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 23,482 people who made their debut in 2017. Start here explains what a first competition is like.
Records watch
5 regional records were set at this competition.
The field
32 competitors · 129 results · 10 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. James Macdiarmid won it with a 11.32 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
B2 L2 B' R2 F2 D2 F' D2 U2 R' F2 R' U' F D2 U R' B2 F' L - 2
L' D2 L' F2 U' B L B' D' L' D' L2 F' D2 F' B2 D2 R2 F - 3
L U R2 F2 U F' U' B' L' U B' R' U2 L' D2 B2 R2 L D2 - 4
U2 F2 U B D L U2 L' F D2 L F B U2 D2 L2 F' U2 F2 - 5
B' R' U2 F R' D2 B L' U2 R' D B2 D2 R F2 B2 R2 F2 R2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
32 competitors- Alex Asbery
- Alex Sharples
- Andrew Booth
- Aneurin Hunt
- Ari MacIver
- Ben Riddell
- Brandon Ru
- Christian Houghton
- Doogie Taylor
- Ethan Pan
- Finn Trass
- Harry Philpott
- James Macdiarmid
- Joshua Brungar
- Julian Sico
- Juliette MacIver
- Keone Shelley-Lyons
- Kian Jones
- Lee Stanton-Barnett
- Louis MacIver
- Lucas O'Connell
- Mike Ma
- Mikko Leonhardt
- Nicholas Yiavasis
- Nik Bartlett
- Oliver Jenks
- Ray Wu
- Spencer Rangihaeata
- Theo Conway
- Tom Nelson
- Tom Stanton-Barnett
- William Palmer
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.