Competitions · Australia

Newcastle Open 2023

Newcastle, New South Wales · 23 July 2023 · 4 events · 122 competitors · 76 personal bests

Bryan Eng won two of the four events (3×3, 2×2) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Sebastian Lee by 0.86 seconds. 122 competitors produced 76 personal bests, 30 of which still stand today, and 41 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Sebastian Lee set the Pyraminx average national record: 1.56.

Two wins

Bryan Eng — 3×3, 2×2

0.86s

closest final — Pyraminx, Sebastian Lee over Edward Burgess

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Bryan Eng	6.77	7.65
2×2	Bryan Eng	1.33	1.57
3×3 blindfolded	Eddy Deturche	39.32	—
Pyraminx	Sebastian Lee	1.43	1.56

The PB harvest

76 set · 30 still standing

Harivansh Shah — Pyraminx single 4.11: into the top 8.2% of the event's history.
Tyler Salburg — 3×3 single 11.05: into the top 10.6% of the event's history.
Edan Andrew Feeney — 3×3 single 12.54: into the top 15.8% of the event's history.
Giancarlo Ibarra — 2×2 single 3.59: into the top 21.3% of the event's history.
Gianni Alloggia — 3×3 single 15.92: into the top 27.5% of the event's history.
Anonymous — 3×3 single 16.63: into the top 29.8% of the event's history.
Molly Rippon — 3×3 single 18.12: into the top 34.5% of the event's history.
Oliver Skinner — 3×3 single 18.25: into the top 34.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

41 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 37,591 people who made their debut in 2023. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

122 competitors · 426 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 7.65 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

122 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.