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NxNjoyable Sydney Gathering 2026

Sydney, New South Wales · 28 March 2026 · 5 events · 142 competitors · 158 personal bests

Sora Sato won three of the five events (5×5, 6×6, 7×7) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Bryan Eng by 0.32 seconds. 142 competitors produced 158 personal bests, 118 of which still stand today, and 24 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Asiya Islam set the 6×6 single national record: 1:51.67.

Three wins
Sora Sato — 5×5, 6×6, 7×7
0.32s
closest final — 3×3, Bryan Eng over Aaron Keith
158
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Bryan Eng5.626.65
4×4Bryan Eng25.6927.11
5×5Sora Sato46.2347.27
6×6Sora Sato1:27.001:31.76
7×7Sora Sato2:18.162:26.26

The PB harvest

158 set · 118 still standing
  • Aaron Keith — 5×5 single 43.06: into the top 0.44% of the event's history.
  • Bryan Eng — 5×5 single 45.46: into the top 0.74% of the event's history.
  • Thomas Tinlin — 4×4 single 26.75: into the top 1.3% of the event's history.
  • James Kirschner — 4×4 single 27.71: into the top 1.7% of the event's history.
  • Hamilton Mui — 3×3 single 7.76: into the top 2.4% of the event's history.
  • Trung Tran — 4×4 single 30.14: into the top 2.9% of the event's history.
  • Tom Selby — 3×3 single 8.43: into the top 3.6% of the event's history.
  • Lucas Shi — 4×4 single 31.43: into the top 3.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

24 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 18,546 people who made their debut in 2026. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

3 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

142 competitors · 687 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. Bryan Eng won it with a 6.65 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

142 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.