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Odd Day in Sydney 2019

Sydney, New South Wales · 10 November 2019 · 6 events · 142 competitors · 96 personal bests

Feliks Zemdegs won four of the six events (3×3, 5×5, 7×7) and the closest final was the 3×3 one-handed, won by Feliks Zemdegs by 2.15 seconds. 142 competitors produced 96 personal bests, 35 of which still stand today, and 37 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Feliks Zemdegs set the 3×3 average world record: 5.53.

Four wins
Feliks Zemdegs — 3×3, 5×5, 7×7, 3×3 one-handed
2.15s
closest final — 3×3 one-handed, Feliks Zemdegs over Vincent Wong
96
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Feliks Zemdegs4.675.53
5×5Feliks Zemdegs39.9846.31
7×7Feliks Zemdegs1:57.922:11.24
3×3 blindfoldedJack Cai17.77—
3×3 one-handedFeliks Zemdegs9.4210.57
5×5 blindfoldedJack Cai——

The PB harvest

96 set · 35 still standing
  • Adel Mosallami — 3×3 blindfolded single 19.30: into the top 1.2% of the event's history.
  • Akito Nipatcharoen — 3×3 single 7.04: into the top 1.4% of the event's history.
  • Timothy Loh — 3×3 blindfolded single 22.52: into the top 2.2% of the event's history.
  • James Lam — 3×3 single 7.66: into the top 2.2% of the event's history.
  • Daniel Chen — 3×3 single 8.95: into the top 4.7% of the event's history.
  • Feliks Zemdegs — 3×3 blindfolded single 34.37: into the top 5.3% of the event's history.
  • Akito Nipatcharoen — 3×3 one-handed single 14.65: into the top 7.4% of the event's history.
  • Sam Ellis — 3×3 one-handed single 14.87: into the top 7.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

37 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 27,871 people who made their debut in 2019. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

142 competitors · 461 results · 6 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. Feliks Zemdegs won it with a 5.53 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

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.