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New Zealand Nationals 2019

Tauranga · 13 December 2019 · 18 events · 89 competitors · 196 personal bests

Ben Kirby won three of the 18 events (3×3, 5×5, 7×7) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Cheng-Ru Yang by 0.06 seconds. 89 competitors produced 196 personal bests, 40 of which still stand today, and 25 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Tom Nelson set the 5×5 blindfolded average continental record: 4:36.24.

Three wins
Ben Kirby — 3×3, 5×5, 7×7
0.06s
closest final — Pyraminx, Cheng-Ru Yang over Ben Kirby
196
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Ben Kirby8.038.64
2×2Tim Xie1.302.11
4×4Finn Trass31.2235.26
5×5Ben Kirby56.841:03.47
6×6Tom Stanton-Barnett2:12.502:19.12
7×7Ben Kirby3:13.283:26.83
3×3 blindfoldedEthan Pan27.88—
3×3 Fewest MovesLee Stanton-Barnett27 moves—
3×3 one-handedChris Mills12.5515.15
ClockLuke Heath-Edwards8.3410.50
MegaminxJames Macdiarmid44.7250.43
PyraminxCheng-Ru Yang2.864.24
SkewbDwyane Ramos2.913.29
Square-1Chris Mills11.3815.19
4×4 blindfoldedTom Nelson1:47.75—
5×5 blindfoldedTom Nelson4:15.674:36.24
3×3 Multi-BlindTom Nelson25 of 33 cubes · 54:37—
3×3 with feetChris Mills45.8558.94

The PB harvest

196 set · 40 still standing
  • Alex Sharples — 3×3 single 7.66: into the top 2.2% of the event's history.
  • Daniel Stead — 2×2 single 1.74: into the top 3.3% of the event's history.
  • Matthias Bentley — 2×2 single 2.19: into the top 6.1% of the event's history.
  • Matthias Bentley — 3×3 single 10.16: into the top 7.9% of the event's history.
  • Lee Stanton-Barnett — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 27 moves: into the top 8.0% of the event's history.
  • Aidan Lenton — 3×3 single 10.74: into the top 9.7% of the event's history.
  • Zhaoyu Tang — 2×2 single 2.59: into the top 9.8% of the event's history.
  • Cody Dyer — Pyraminx single 4.73: into the top 11.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

25 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 27,871 people who made their debut in 2019. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

7 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

89 competitors · 881 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. Ben Kirby won it with a 8.64 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

89 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.