Competitions · Australia
Orange 2026
Orange, New South Wales · 11 April 2026 · 7 events · 49 competitors · 59 personal bests
Sora Sato won four of the seven events (3×3, 2×2, 5×5) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Archimedes Dines by 0.54 seconds. 49 competitors produced 59 personal bests, 44 of which still stand today, and 13 people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Liam Cornwell took a 2×2 single of 15.92 down to 6.42, 60 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Sora Sato | 6.81 | 7.18 |
| 2×2 | Sora Sato | 1.46 | 2.04 |
| 5×5 | Sora Sato | 45.53 | 46.70 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Sora Sato | 11.52 | 12.29 |
| Clock | Kristian Trubajic | 3.02 | 4.07 |
| Megaminx | Peri Le Dain | 49.49 | 51.36 |
| Pyraminx | Archimedes Dines | 2.01 | 2.49 |
The PB harvest
59 set · 44 still standing- Doyu Park — 3×3 single 6.28: into the top 0.67% of the event's history.
- Peri Le Dain — 3×3 single 6.71: into the top 1.0% of the event's history.
- Vincent Hua — Pyraminx single 2.77: into the top 2.9% of the event's history.
- Madhav Kansara — 2×2 single 1.75: into the top 3.3% of the event's history.
- William Kupkee — 2×2 single 1.79: into the top 3.5% of the event's history.
- Frank Hu-Ao Li — Pyraminx single 2.98: into the top 3.6% of the event's history.
- Emerson Owen — 2×2 single 1.87: into the top 4.0% of the event's history.
- Adriel Tsui — 3×3 single 9.38: into the top 5.8% of the event's history.
First-timers
13 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
49 competitors · 372 results · 7 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. Sora Sato won it with a 7.18 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
U2 B2 L2 D2 L2 D' L2 D L2 U R F L F2 D' U' B' F2 L F2 - 2
U' R' B' R2 F2 L2 D2 F2 D' F2 D' L2 F D' B R' D R - 3
B R L D B' U2 F D F B D2 F' R2 F' D2 L2 B2 R' D2 - 4
L2 D2 B2 D R2 F2 L2 U B2 U2 R F R2 D F2 D2 U' F' R D' - 5
U' B' U' B' F2 L2 F2 U B2 D' R D U2 L' F2 D2 F'
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
49 competitors- Adriel Tsui
- Alfie Woods
- Andrew Thornberry
- Angus Hannelly
- Angus McPherson
- Archimedes Dines
- Charlie Chang
- Diego Barraza
- Doyu Park
- Emerson Owen
- Emma Hitchens
- Eoin Kelly
- Ethan Gauci
- Evatt Bourne
- Ezra Thomas
- Fiona Wang
- Frank Hu-Ao Li
- Harrison Kirchler
- Jaxon Malouf
- Joe Dunkley
- John Cook
- Juliette Thornberry
- Kaj Simcock
- Kittatam Saisaard
- Kristian Trubajic
- Kyle Jones
- Lachlan Upton
- Liam Cornwell
- Madhav Kansara
- Marcus Proctor
- Michael Shortus
- Miles Irwin
- Oscar Liang
- Pavan Kumar Krishnan Swaminathan
- Peri Le Dain
- Pete Hannelly
- Rex Gan
- Rupak Pangeni
- Sora Sato
- Stuart Dines
- Sullivan I'Anson
- Tim Kirchler
- Tom Selby
- Vincent Hua
- Vladimir Germedia
- Wilbur Bourne
- Will Dunkley
- William Kupkee
- William Stanford
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.