Competitions · Australia
Newcastle Autumn 2021
Newcastle, New South Wales · 30 May 2021 · 4 events · 64 competitors · 40 personal bests
Bryan Eng won four of the four events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Bryan Eng by 0.18 seconds. 64 competitors produced 40 personal bests, 8 of which still stand today, and 34 people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Zach Dowthwaite took a 2×2 single of 5.60 down to 3.17, 43 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Bryan Eng | 6.40 | 7.41 |
| 2×2 | Bryan Eng | 1.99 | 2.65 |
| 4×4 | Bryan Eng | 25.13 | 31.54 |
| Pyraminx | Bryan Eng | 3.60 | 5.05 |
The PB harvest
40 set · 8 still standing- Sam van Vliet — 4×4 single 38.43: into the top 10.3% of the event's history.
- Will Rankin — 4×4 single 41.70: into the top 14.2% of the event's history.
- Armaan Azad — 3×3 single 12.97: into the top 17.3% of the event's history.
- James Harrison Neppl — 3×3 single 16.56: into the top 29.6% of the event's history.
- Syed Ubaidulla Hashmi — 3×3 single 18.20: into the top 34.7% of the event's history.
- Remi Petit — Pyraminx single 9.35: into the top 47.8% of the event's history.
- Oliver Bone — 2×2 single 7.57: into the top 64.8% of the event's history.
- Lucas Anderson — 3×3 single 44.61: into the top 81.7% of the event's history.
First-timers
34 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 4,438 people who made their debut in 2021. 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
64 competitors · 275 results · 4 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. Bryan Eng won it with a 7.41 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
U2 F' R' L' U' L' U' B R2 B L2 B R2 B R2 L2 U2 F B2 - 2
L' B D R' U L' D F B2 L' U2 F2 L D2 B2 R D2 B2 L' U - 3
B R2 B2 L' F' U R' B2 U' F2 U' L2 D2 F2 L2 F2 L' U' F - 4
B' L' B2 L F2 R2 F2 D2 L U2 B' U' R' B2 L D L U F' D - 5
R' U R2 B' L F D B R2 F' R2 F2 L2 F' D2 R2 D' B' U'
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
64 competitors- Aiden Blishen Cuneo
- Alexander Hopper
- Arlen Murdoch
- Armaan Azad
- Benjamin Gilbert
- Bronson Lewis
- Bryan Eng
- Charlie Kim
- Cooper Holmes
- Cooper Main
- Corren Ingersole
- Edward Hollingdale
- Ethan Fitzhardinge
- Felix Kiera
- Fiona Wang
- Frederick Joseph
- Gabriel Jones
- Israel Josep Mcdonnell
- Jack Gilbert
- Jackson Abbott
- Jacob Leung
- Jacob Polley
- James Harrison Neppl
- Jashan Arora
- Jesse Newell
- Joel Cullen
- John Cook
- Joshua George
- Kaidyn De Luca-Mazza
- Kiara Ariana Bella Finch
- Kyah Sharp
- Kynan Dorn
- Lachlan Cooke
- Liam Highducheck
- Liam Smith
- Lucas Anderson
- Luka Marten
- Mark Botros
- Mason Chewing
- Mason Overton
- Matthew Cook
- Nicholas George Manojlovski
- Oisin Mahon-Haughney
- Oliver Bone
- Oscar Liang
- Remi Petit
- Ruby van Vliet
- Ryan Hassett
- Sachin Ramanujam
- Sam Datson
- Sam van Vliet
- Syed Ubaidulla Hashmi
- Taine Cassar
- Tanay Singh
- Terence Koo
- Thomas Tinlin
- Timothy Meleka
- Toby Fitzhardinge
- Tommy O'Brien
- Vinz Navales
- Wil Schneider
- Will Rankin
- William Burke
- Zach Dowthwaite
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.