Competitions · New Zealand
NZ South Island Championship 2021
Christchurch · 17 April 2021 · 16 events · 60 competitors · 131 personal bests
Ben Kirby won four of the 16 events (4×4, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Elyas Eyou by 0.04 seconds. 60 competitors produced 131 personal bests, 21 of which still stand today, and 18 people held a competitor card for the first time.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Chris Mills | 5.58 | 6.77 |
| 2×2 | Alexander Vujcich | 1.88 | 2.18 |
| 4×4 | Ben Kirby | 28.37 | 30.35 |
| 5×5 | Ben Kirby | 53.48 | 57.81 |
| 6×6 | Ben Kirby | 1:44.44 | 1:53.52 |
| 7×7 | Ben Kirby | 3:00.82 | 3:12.95 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Tom Nelson | 32.09 | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | Dwyane Ramos | 9.20 | 10.40 |
| Clock | Liam Wadek | 4.90 | 6.36 |
| Megaminx | Alexander Vujcich | 35.35 | 39.69 |
| Pyraminx | Elyas Eyou | 2.15 | 2.62 |
| Skewb | Dwyane Ramos | 2.25 | 2.68 |
| Square-1 | Tim Xie | 8.84 | 10.72 |
| 4×4 blindfolded | Tom Nelson | — | — |
| 5×5 blindfolded | Tom Nelson | 4:41.76 | — |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | Jack Maddigan | 2 of 4 cubes · 28:24 | — |
The PB harvest
131 set · 21 still standing- Ben Kirby — Skewb single 2.99: into the top 4.9% of the event's history.
- Luke Heath-Edwards — 2×2 single 2.26: into the top 6.7% of the event's history.
- Ben Kirby — Megaminx single 53.51: into the top 6.7% of the event's history.
- Joel Potter — Pyraminx single 4.47: into the top 10.1% of the event's history.
- Joel Potter — Skewb single 4.12: into the top 11.7% of the event's history.
- Joseph Chamberlain — 3×3 single 11.44: into the top 11.9% of the event's history.
- Charlie Bauchop — 2×2 single 2.89: into the top 13.0% of the event's history.
- Thomas Brocherie — 3×3 single 12.03: into the top 14.0% of the event's history.
First-timers
18 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
7 regional records were set at this competition.
The field
60 competitors · 640 results · 16 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 6.77 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
B L U2 R L2 U' F' U B R U L2 U2 D L2 D' B2 D' B2 - 2
D2 L2 U2 B2 R' D2 B2 F2 L' U2 L U R F R2 B' R B D L - 3
U' F R' D' B2 D2 U' R2 F2 U2 B2 L' U B' R' D2 B2 U' F2 - 4
D' L2 U L2 F2 D' U2 R2 F2 U' B U' L B2 F2 L' U2 L F2 - 5
U2 L' U L2 B D F2 L' F' L2 F' D2 L2 D2 F2 D2 B' R'
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
60 competitors- Aaron Zheng
- Adrien Auvray Matyn
- AJ Rutherford
- Alex Asbery
- Alexander Vujcich
- Andy Lofredo
- Aneurin Hunt
- Angela Braganza
- Arlo Parsons
- Ashley Foster
- Ben Kirby
- Benjamin Blaikie
- Charlie Bauchop
- Chenoa Brungar
- Chris Mills
- Daniel Fraser
- Dougal Merriman
- Dwyane Ramos
- Elliott O'Brien
- Elyas Eyou
- Graham Stack
- Hellen Wang
- Illia Podolian
- Isaac Brewster
- Isaac Latta
- Isaac Yeates
- Jack Maddigan
- Jack McDougall
- Jacob O'Callaghan
- Jacob Watters
- Jacob Yeates
- James Macdiarmid
- Jasper Murray
- Jesse Eruera Finch
- Joel O'Callaghan
- Joel Potter
- Joseph Chamberlain
- Joshua Brungar
- Levente Swanepoel
- Levi Eyou
- Liam O'Callaghan
- Liam Wadek
- Lui Villarias
- Luke Heath-Edwards
- Max Thomas Broadbridge
- Nate Mochrie
- Noah Scott
- Oscar Childs
- Richard Yiheng Tao
- Rory Bailey
- Samuel Park
- Shepard Kelleher
- Thomas Brocherie
- Tim Xie
- Tom Nelson
- Tom Stanton-Barnett
- Viswas Om Nooney
- Wee-Yeong Eyou
- Wing Chan
- Zee Capangpangan
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.