Competitions · Australia
Newcastle Winter 2015
Newcastle, New South Wales · 28 June 2015 · 5 events · 61 competitors · 64 personal bests
Kirt Protacio won two of the five events (3×3, 4×4) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Hugo Adams by 0.00 seconds. 61 competitors produced 64 personal bests, 19 of which still stand today, and 20 people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Mandy Tao took a 2×2 single of 18.75 down to 5.92, 68 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Kirt Protacio | 7.31 | 10.16 |
| 2×2 | Hugo Adams | 2.45 | 3.60 |
| 4×4 | Kirt Protacio | 39.25 | 43.39 |
| Pyraminx | Hugo Adams | 3.21 | 4.05 |
| Skewb | Alexandra Daryl Ariawan | 5.13 | 6.50 |
The PB harvest
64 set · 19 still standing- Paulus Sujono — 2×2 single 3.66: into the top 22.2% of the event's history.
- Jackson Barnes — 2×2 single 3.89: into the top 25.1% of the event's history.
- Iliya Afshari — 3×3 single 15.78: into the top 27.1% of the event's history.
- Adam Burwood — 2×2 single 4.05: into the top 27.1% of the event's history.
- Jean-Ferréol de Villeneuve — 2×2 single 4.09: into the top 27.6% of the event's history.
- Bryce Hayes — Skewb single 6.40: into the top 28.9% of the event's history.
- Lucius Mortensen-Gacon — 3×3 single 16.56: into the top 29.6% of the event's history.
- Arian Rasekhi — 2×2 single 4.71: into the top 35.6% of the event's history.
First-timers
20 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 12,291 people who made their debut in 2015. 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
61 competitors · 252 results · 5 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. Kirt Protacio won it with a 10.16 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
L2 U2 R' D2 U2 L2 R' B2 F2 U' F L B2 R' B2 F U2 F R2 - 2
L2 B D2 B F2 R2 B' R2 F' L D2 L2 B' D' R B F' U L2 F' - 3
B2 L B2 L' R' B2 R' U L2 R' B F L B U B2 F' - 4
F B L' F B2 D F' B' U' F2 B' R2 U2 B2 L' B2 L D2 B2 - 5
L2 D2 R' F2 L D2 L D2 L2 U B F2 U2 R2 D' L2 R B L' D2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
61 competitors- Adam Burwood
- Alec Tucker
- Alex Kuhnel
- Alex Tedeschi
- Alex Wozga
- Alexandra Daryl Ariawan
- Andrew Tolhurst
- Angus Cosgrove
- Anthony Gong
- Arian Rasekhi
- Baxter Wilson
- Brad Baskin
- Bradley Speed
- Bryce Hayes
- Bryson Azzopardi
- Caleb Clark
- Caleb Morgan
- Cameron Starrett
- David Chua
- Deen Asfour
- Domenic Cooksey
- Dominic Allas
- Edbert Sim
- Filbert Sim
- Grant Lian
- Hugo Adams
- Iliya Afshari
- Jack Hitchman
- Jackson Barnes
- Jai Starrett
- Jean-Ferréol de Villeneuve
- Jim Tulip
- Juan Alonzo Fado
- Kade Silverthorne
- Kent Thomson
- Kian Cox
- Kirt Protacio
- Lachlan Starrett
- Lochie Green
- Lucius Mortensen-Gacon
- Mandy Tao
- Manthan Patel
- Mason Izzard
- Matthew Betts
- Maxim Allas
- Nathan Seeto
- Ned Tulip
- Nevin Manchanayake
- Paulus Sujono
- Ray Li
- Romana Rasekhi
- Roy Li
- Samuel Bottom
- Shawn Hui
- Smit Patel
- Tácito Sampaio Gaspar de Oliveira Filho
- Tamara Macadam
- Thomas Shalaby
- Valeriya Gaidarly (Валерия Гайдарлы)
- Vinz Navales
- William Tao
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.