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Competitions · Australia

North-East Melbourne March Sunday 2026

Melbourne, Victoria · 8 March 2026 · 3 events · 75 competitors · 40 personal bests

David Epstein won two of the three events (3×3, Square-1) and the closest final was the Square-1, won by David Epstein by 0.20 seconds. 75 competitors produced 40 personal bests, 18 of which still stand today, and 16 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Theo Hughes took a Pyraminx single of 9.90 down to 4.15, 58 percent better in one day.

Two wins
David Epstein — 3×3, Square-1
0.20s
closest final — Square-1, David Epstein over Zayd Chaudhry
40
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3David Epstein5.876.38
PyraminxEli Panetta1.742.11
Square-1David Epstein6.457.81

The PB harvest

40 set · 18 still standing
  • Richard Albert Li — 3×3 single 7.10: into the top 1.4% of the event's history.
  • Ryan Deng — 3×3 single 7.15: into the top 1.5% of the event's history.
  • Henry Tran — 3×3 single 8.45: into the top 3.6% of the event's history.
  • Lincoln Luo — Square-1 single 10.10: into the top 6.2% of the event's history.
  • Alexander Lu — 3×3 single 10.60: into the top 9.3% of the event's history.
  • Quinn Ashcroft — 3×3 single 11.80: into the top 13.2% of the event's history.
  • Arvin Eshragh — 3×3 single 12.45: into the top 15.5% of the event's history.
  • Tavish Narania — Pyraminx single 5.55: into the top 16.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

16 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 18,546 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

75 competitors · 294 results · 3 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 6.38 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

75 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.