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Murdoch University Open 2024

Perth, Western Australia · 3 February 2024 · 7 events · 119 competitors · 159 personal bests

Joshua Hounslow won three of the seven events (3×3, 4×4, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the 4×4, won by Joshua Hounslow by 0.25 seconds. 119 competitors produced 159 personal bests, 69 of which still stand today, and 27 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Brooklyn Williams took a 2×2 single of 12.00 down to 5.08, 58 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Joshua Hounslow — 3×3, 4×4, Pyraminx
0.25s
closest final — 4×4, Joshua Hounslow over Jonathan Charlesworth
159
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Joshua Hounslow7.357.89
2×2Jonathan Charlesworth1.742.13
4×4Joshua Hounslow27.3831.84
5×5Tyler Williams1:02.331:03.80
3×3 one-handedLachlan Stephens12.1915.28
PyraminxJoshua Hounslow1.752.61
SkewbJonathan Charlesworth1.692.60

The PB harvest

159 set · 69 still standing
  • Jaxon Foster — Skewb single 1.40: into the top 0.32% of the event's history.
  • Regan Roberts — Skewb single 1.43: into the top 0.34% of the event's history.
  • Amy Smith — Skewb single 1.57: into the top 0.53% of the event's history.
  • Tyler Williams — Skewb single 1.66: into the top 0.66% of the event's history.
  • Eshiel Benzion Narayanan — Skewb single 1.82: into the top 0.96% of the event's history.
  • Amy Smith — Pyraminx single 2.10: into the top 1.3% of the event's history.
  • Ethan Caalim — Skewb single 2.35: into the top 2.4% of the event's history.
  • Jonathan O'Neill — Pyraminx single 3.36: into the top 4.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

27 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 32,954 people who made their debut in 2024. 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

119 competitors · 777 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. Joshua Hounslow won it with a 7.89 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

119 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.