Competitions · New Zealand
Oamaru Open 2024
Oamaru · 28 September 2024 · 9 events · 23 competitors · 50 personal bests
Connor Johnson won four of the nine events (2×2, Clock, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Yinghao Wang (王鹰豪) by 0.16 seconds. 23 competitors produced 50 personal bests, 22 of which still stand today, and two people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Jack Jenkins took a 2×2 single of 5.95 down to 2.36, 60 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Yinghao Wang (王鹰豪) | 7.48 | 8.06 |
| 2×2 | Connor Johnson | 1.45 | 1.82 |
| 4×4 | Yinghao Wang (王鹰豪) | 27.88 | 30.86 |
| 5×5 | Henry Eyles | 47.93 | 52.67 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Numair Malik | 1:57.38 | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | Franklin Y. Yuan | 11.19 | 13.17 |
| Clock | Connor Johnson | 4.23 | 5.80 |
| Pyraminx | Connor Johnson | 1.20 | 1.99 |
| Skewb | Connor Johnson | 2.88 | 3.29 |
The PB harvest
50 set · 22 still standing- Cooper Jones — 3×3 single 6.67: into the top 1.0% of the event's history.
- Yinghao Wang (王鹰豪) — 4×4 single 26.38: into the top 1.1% of the event's history.
- Rory Bailey — 3×3 single 9.14: into the top 5.2% of the event's history.
- Rory Bailey — Pyraminx single 3.75: into the top 6.5% of the event's history.
- Jack Jenkins — 2×2 single 2.36: into the top 7.6% of the event's history.
- Rory Bailey — 4×4 single 36.03: into the top 7.7% of the event's history.
- Franklin Y. Yuan — 4×4 single 37.55: into the top 9.3% of the event's history.
- Jacob Davey — 2×2 single 3.02: into the top 14.5% of the event's history.
First-timers
Two people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 32,954 people who made their debut in 2024. 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
23 competitors · 277 results · 9 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. Yinghao Wang (王鹰豪) won it with a 8.06 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
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L' F' D2 L2 D2 U2 B F R' F2 U2 B' R D' L' B2 F' - 2
D2 L2 F U' R2 B2 R2 B D2 B' F R2 U F' U R' B' F' L2 - 3
B U2 B2 R' F2 U' L' F2 U B2 U2 F2 R2 U' D L' F' L F' - 4
D B2 F2 U L2 D U2 R2 U R2 F2 L' F' U R F D2 U F U2 - 5
R2 F2 R' F2 L U2 R D2 R U B R2 F L2 U2 R2 D' F' L2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
23 competitorsReading 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.