Competitions · Australia

NSW State Championship 2025

Sydney, New South Wales · 26 April 2025 · 8 events · 199 competitors · 297 personal bests

Sebastian Lee won two of the eight events (2×2, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Chris Mills by 0.01 seconds. 199 competitors produced 297 personal bests, 137 of which still stand today, and 33 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Sebastian Lee set the 2×2 single national record: 0.49.

Two wins

Sebastian Lee — 2×2, Pyraminx

0.01s

closest final — 3×3, Chris Mills over Caden Liu

297

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Chris Mills	6.72	6.89
2×2	Sebastian Lee	0.49	1.59
4×4	Sora Sato	23.73	27.36
5×5	Sora Sato	46.59	53.72
3×3 one-handed	Bryan Eng	10.50	12.74
Megaminx	Edward Rust	29.87	33.39
Pyraminx	Sebastian Lee	1.37	1.63
Skewb	Thomas Tinlin	1.96	2.92

The PB harvest

297 set · 137 still standing

Sebastian Lee — 2×2 single 0.49: into the top 0.007% of the event's history.
Chris Mills — 2×2 single 0.56: into the top 0.024% of the event's history.
Hans Lin — 2×2 single 0.58: into the top 0.031% of the event's history.
Bryan Eng — 2×2 single 0.59: into the top 0.035% of the event's history.
Aaron Rattanachaipipat — 2×2 single 0.61: into the top 0.047% of the event's history.
Edward Rust — 2×2 single 0.67: into the top 0.094% of the event's history.
Jad Smith — 2×2 single 0.69: into the top 0.11% of the event's history.
Miles Irwin — 2×2 single 0.69: into the top 0.11% of the event's history.

First-timers

33 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 28,483 people who made their debut in 2025. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

3 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

199 competitors · 1274 results · 8 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. Chris Mills won it with a 6.89 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

199 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.