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New Zealand Nationals 2020

Nelson · 11 December 2020 · 17 events · 63 competitors · 165 personal bests

Ben Kirby won four of the 17 events (4×4, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the Megaminx, won by Alexander Vujcich by 0.14 seconds. 63 competitors produced 165 personal bests, 38 of which still stand today, and 16 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Dwyane Ramos set the Skewb average continental record: 2.40.

Four wins
Ben Kirby — 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7
0.14s
closest final — Megaminx, Alexander Vujcich over James Macdiarmid
165
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Lucas O'Connell8.038.61
2×2Alexander Vujcich2.272.58
4×4Ben Kirby27.6229.46
5×5Ben Kirby49.0351.71
6×6Ben Kirby1:52.591:59.14
7×7Ben Kirby2:51.522:58.18
3×3 blindfoldedTom Nelson42.55—
3×3 Fewest MovesTom Nelson26 moves29.00
3×3 one-handedDwyane Ramos9.6913.53
ClockAlex Taylor6.998.39
MegaminxAlexander Vujcich39.5444.67
PyraminxJasper Murray2.453.03
SkewbDwyane Ramos2.053.04
Square-1Lucas O'Connell10.4711.97
4×4 blindfoldedLee Stanton-Barnett——
5×5 blindfoldedTom Nelson4:35.48—
3×3 Multi-BlindTom Nelson25 of 30 cubes · 54:59—

The PB harvest

165 set · 38 still standing
  • Lucas O'Connell — Skewb single 1.50: into the top 0.45% of the event's history.
  • Lucas O'Connell — 4×4 single 29.95: into the top 2.8% of the event's history.
  • James Macdiarmid — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 23 moves: into the top 3.0% of the event's history.
  • Ben Kirby — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 26 moves: into the top 6.2% of the event's history.
  • Connor Nicholson — Skewb single 3.48: into the top 7.6% of the event's history.
  • Lucas O'Connell — 5×5 single 1:05.07: into the top 8.4% of the event's history.
  • Alex Taylor — 4×4 single 37.88: into the top 9.7% of the event's history.
  • Cole Campbell — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 28 moves: into the top 9.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

16 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 4,608 people who made their debut in 2020. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

13 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

63 competitors · 773 results · 17 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. Lucas O'Connell won it with a 8.61 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

63 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.