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Murdoch University Open 2026

Perth, Western Australia · 19 September 2026 · 8 events · 68 competitors · 90 personal bests

Aaron Espiritu won two of the eight events (Pyraminx, Square-1) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Aaron Espiritu by 0.00 seconds. 68 competitors produced 90 personal bests, and 13 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Brayden Bach took a 2×2 single of 13.36 down to 5.87, 56 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Aaron Espiritu — Pyraminx, Square-1
0.00s
closest final — Pyraminx, Aaron Espiritu over Joel Harrop
90
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Jonathan Charlesworth6.286.88
2×2Amy Smith1.501.67
4×4Lachlan Stephens28.0829.99
3×3 one-handedAntoine Quemerais9.2512.73
ClockEshiel Benzion Narayanan3.083.54
PyraminxAaron Espiritu2.013.13
SkewbTyler Williams2.613.65
Square-1Aaron Espiritu7.629.28

The PB harvest

90 set · 90 still standing
  • Marco Campitelli — 3×3 single 5.32: into the top 0.19% of the event's history.
  • Antoine Quemerais — 3×3 one-handed single 9.25: into the top 0.63% of the event's history.
  • Aaron Edwards — 2×2 single 1.07: into the top 0.7% of the event's history.
  • Amy Smith — Pyraminx single 2.00: into the top 1.1% of the event's history.
  • Eshiel Benzion Narayanan — 3×3 single 6.93: into the top 1.3% of the event's history.
  • Aaron Espiritu — 3×3 one-handed single 11.56: into the top 2.5% of the event's history.
  • Homari Uehara — 2×2 single 1.70: into the top 3.1% of the event's history.
  • Marco Campitelli — Clock single 4.50: into the top 3.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

13 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 20,074 people who made their debut in 2026. 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

68 competitors · 591 results · 8 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. Jonathan Charlesworth won it with a 6.88 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

68 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.