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New Zealand Nationals 2017

Wellington · 8 December 2017 · 18 events · 86 competitors · 219 personal bests

Jayden McNeill won nine of the 18 events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Jayden McNeill by 0.10 seconds. 86 competitors produced 219 personal bests, 55 of which still stand today, and 22 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Tom Nelson set the 4×4 blindfolded single continental record: 2:22.67.

Nine wins
Jayden McNeill — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed, Pyraminx, Skewb, Square-1, 3×3 with feet
0.10s
closest final — Pyraminx, Jayden McNeill over Chris Mills
219
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Jayden McNeill7.447.98
2×2Jayden McNeill1.612.72
4×4Jayden McNeill31.5033.67
5×5Jayden McNeill1:01.191:07.14
6×6Manfred Siew Ee Sheng (蕭奕晟)2:04.792:16.01
7×7Manfred Siew Ee Sheng (蕭奕晟)2:58.803:08.17
3×3 blindfoldedJack Cai24.2826.15
3×3 Fewest MovesJames Macdiarmid25 moves—
3×3 one-handedJayden McNeill11.1912.81
ClockManfred Siew Ee Sheng (蕭奕晟)6.667.92
MegaminxJames Macdiarmid49.9252.48
PyraminxJayden McNeill3.784.68
SkewbJayden McNeill2.973.43
Square-1Jayden McNeill8.9911.15
4×4 blindfoldedTom Nelson2:22.672:33.36
5×5 blindfoldedTom Nelson5:05.13—
3×3 Multi-BlindTom Nelson27 of 34 cubes · 58:44—
3×3 with feetJayden McNeill48.6955.77

The PB harvest

219 set · 55 still standing
  • Ray Wu — 3×3 single 10.02: into the top 7.5% of the event's history.
  • Biyuan Chen — 2×2 single 2.70: into the top 10.9% of the event's history.
  • Ben Kirby — Square-1 single 13.45: into the top 12.9% of the event's history.
  • Ray Wu — 4×4 single 40.80: into the top 13.0% of the event's history.
  • Ethan Palendeng — Skewb single 4.41: into the top 13.8% of the event's history.
  • Christian Houghton — 3×3 one-handed single 17.65: into the top 14.2% of the event's history.
  • Brandon Ru — 3×3 single 12.15: into the top 14.4% of the event's history.
  • Benjamin Agnew — Square-1 single 14.16: into the top 14.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

22 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

14 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

86 competitors · 853 results · 18 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. Jayden McNeill won it with a 7.98 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

86 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.