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Competitions · New Zealand

NZ South Island Championship 2023

Christchurch · 7 July 2023 · 16 events · 60 competitors · 147 personal bests

Dwyane Ramos won five of the 16 events (6×6, 7×7, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Ram Thakkar (राम ठक्कर) by 0.10 seconds. 60 competitors produced 147 personal bests, 34 of which still stand today, and nine people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Jasper Murray set the Pyraminx average world record: 1.55.

Five wins
Dwyane Ramos — 6×6, 7×7, 3×3 one-handed, Skewb, 3×3 Multi-Blind
0.10s
closest final — 2×2, Ram Thakkar (राम ठक्कर) over Yuki Gao
147
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Richard Yiheng Tao6.827.24
2×2Ram Thakkar (राम ठक्कर)1.561.76
4×4Richard Yiheng Tao28.1930.44
5×5Jasper Murray52.5054.57
6×6Dwyane Ramos1:36.501:39.99
7×7Dwyane Ramos2:29.422:41.63
3×3 blindfoldedTom Nelson30.99—
3×3 one-handedDwyane Ramos8.0310.30
ClockJules Graham4.094.23
MegaminxJasper Murray43.4244.99
PyraminxJasper Murray1.281.55
SkewbDwyane Ramos2.542.85
Square-1Richard Yiheng Tao10.1812.77
4×4 blindfoldedJack Maddigan7:26.10—
5×5 blindfoldedJack Maddigan22:22.00—
3×3 Multi-BlindDwyane Ramos7 of 7 cubes · 31:24—

The PB harvest

147 set · 34 still standing
  • Jules Graham — Skewb single 3.20: into the top 6.0% of the event's history.
  • Kieran Wells — 2×2 single 2.21: into the top 6.3% of the event's history.
  • Joseph Jenkinson — 2×2 single 2.30: into the top 7.0% of the event's history.
  • Benjamin Blaikie — Clock single 5.97: into the top 7.2% of the event's history.
  • Dwyane Ramos — 3×3 blindfolded single 41.71: into the top 7.4% of the event's history.
  • Otto Morrison — Pyraminx single 4.00: into the top 7.6% of the event's history.
  • Daniel Peter Charles Moore — Pyraminx single 4.05: into the top 7.9% of the event's history.
  • Otto Morrison — 3×3 single 11.13: into the top 10.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

Nine 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

6 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

60 competitors · 740 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. Richard Yiheng Tao won it with a 7.24 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

60 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.