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Odd Sides in Sydney 2024

Sydney, New South Wales · 7 December 2024 · 8 events · 65 competitors · 99 personal bests

Hans Lin won two of the eight events (3×3 blindfolded, 5×5 blindfolded) and the closest final was the 3×3 one-handed, won by Jim Zhu by 0.49 seconds. 65 competitors produced 99 personal bests, 30 of which still stand today, and two people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Akito Koike took a 3×3 blindfolded single of 3:37.67 down to 1:24.88, 61 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Hans Lin — 3×3 blindfolded, 5×5 blindfolded
0.49s
closest final — 3×3 one-handed, Jim Zhu over Bryan Eng
99
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
5×5Bryan Eng50.0154.17
7×7Terence Chenh2:25.932:40.27
3×3 blindfoldedHans Lin20.80
3×3 one-handedJim Zhu9.9311.86
ClockElias Chong4.195.24
Square-1Thomas Liao7.238.57
5×5 blindfoldedHans Lin9:03.62
3×3 Multi-BlindElias Chong24 of 29 cubes · 53:55

The PB harvest

99 set · 30 still standing
  • Callan Vom — 3×3 one-handed single 11.01: into the top 1.9% of the event's history.
  • Terence Chenh — 7×7 single 2:25.93: into the top 3.1% of the event's history.
  • Brandon Jo — Clock single 6.77: into the top 10.1% of the event's history.
  • Michael Song — Clock single 7.39: into the top 12.5% of the event's history.
  • Callan Vom — 5×5 single 1:11.44: into the top 12.6% of the event's history.
  • Benjamin Goodwin — Square-1 single 13.68: into the top 13.4% of the event's history.
  • Terence Chenh — 3×3 one-handed single 17.91: into the top 14.8% of the event's history.
  • Noah Smith — 5×5 single 1:14.57: into the top 15.0% 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

65 competitors · 368 results · 8 events.

Everyone who competed

65 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.