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Competitions · Australia

Only Cubes in Scarborough 2026

Perth, Western Australia · 28 March 2026 · 3 events · 55 competitors · 40 personal bests

Lachlan Stephens won the 3×3 with a 7.92 and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Lachlan Stephens by 0.23 seconds. 55 competitors produced 40 personal bests, 27 of which still stand today, and eight people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Noah Christie took a 2×2 single of 9.10 down to 3.36, 63 percent better in one day.

3
events decided
0.23s
closest final — 3×3, Lachlan Stephens over Jonathan Charlesworth
40
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Lachlan Stephens5.387.92
2×2Marco Campitelli1.241.63
3×3 one-handedNguyễn Trần Ngọc Hiếu11.7814.13

The PB harvest

40 set · 27 still standing
  • Lachlan Stephens — 3×3 single 5.38: into the top 0.21% of the event's history.
  • Zak Kenny — 3×3 single 5.59: into the top 0.28% of the event's history.
  • Kaede Oya — 3×3 single 6.48: into the top 0.84% of the event's history.
  • Amy Smith — 3×3 single 6.53: into the top 0.88% of the event's history.
  • Ethan Caalim — 3×3 one-handed single 10.89: into the top 1.7% of the event's history.
  • Alan Zhao — 3×3 single 7.41: into the top 1.9% of the event's history.
  • Zak Kenny — 3×3 one-handed single 12.98: into the top 4.4% of the event's history.
  • Stephen Rajesh — 3×3 single 8.88: into the top 4.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

Eight people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 18,546 people who made their debut in 2026. 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

55 competitors · 233 results · 3 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. Lachlan Stephens won it with a 7.92 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

55 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.