Competitions · Australia
Orange Zest 2023
Orange, New South Wales · 8 January 2023 · 4 events · 55 competitors · 34 personal bests
Bryan Eng won three of the four events (3×3, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Bryan Eng by 1.94 seconds. 55 competitors produced 34 personal bests, 11 of which still stand today, and 21 people held a competitor card for the first time.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Bryan Eng | 6.54 | 7.33 |
| 4×4 | Bryan Eng | 30.17 | 31.17 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Bryan Eng | 11.07 | 12.14 |
| Megaminx | Jamie Otsu | 44.22 | 46.44 |
The PB harvest
34 set · 11 still standing- Matthew Sieredzinski — Megaminx single 1:12.31: into the top 17.0% of the event's history.
- Lachlan Cooke — Megaminx single 1:25.34: into the top 25.2% of the event's history.
- Josiah Stamos — 4×4 single 51.01: into the top 25.9% of the event's history.
- Joshua Sim — Megaminx single 1:31.89: into the top 29.4% of the event's history.
- Sebastian King — 3×3 single 17.33: into the top 32.0% of the event's history.
- Joshua Sim — 4×4 single 58.64: into the top 35.0% of the event's history.
- Joshua Sim — 3×3 one-handed single 26.14: into the top 37.2% of the event's history.
- Xavier Pandey — 3×3 single 23.11: into the top 48.2% of the event's history.
First-timers
21 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 37,591 people who made their debut in 2023. Start here explains what a first competition is like.
Records watch
1 regional record was set at this competition.
The field
55 competitors · 217 results · 4 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. Bryan Eng won it with a 7.33 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
B L2 B' D2 L2 F' D2 R2 B2 L2 R2 D' B' D' L' F R' U2 L D' - 2
F L2 U2 L2 D' L2 U' L2 D' L2 U' B' U2 B2 D' R' U' L B D - 3
L' R2 U2 L2 D' R2 U' L2 D' L2 F L B' F U' F' R2 F2 D' - 4
L R2 U2 R2 F2 U' R2 B2 R2 L D L2 B F2 L' U B D2 - 5
D F' L D2 B2 R2 F2 L2 U B2 U F' L' D U' R' D L2 R'
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
55 competitors- Aidan Sabri Kamal
- Alexander Goodsir
- Alexander Hall
- Bryan Eng
- Cassien Fangupo
- Cooper Van Lai
- Derrick Wang
- Donna Cook
- Duncan Harrison
- Eason Shen
- Hamish McIntosh
- Ilan Sukumar
- Ivan Wang
- Jack Appleyard
- Jacob Shem
- Jad Smith
- Jairus Root
- Jamie Otsu
- John Cook
- Joshua Sim
- Josiah Stamos
- Kai Tagg
- Ken Telfer
- Kosei Otsu
- Lachlan Cooke
- Lachlan Smith
- Leo Jonsson
- Lucas Otsu
- Lucinda Horne
- Luke Patterson
- Matthew Cook
- Matthew Sieredzinski
- Maxwell Horne
- Nick Matheson
- Oliver Miller
- Oliver Skinner
- Oliver Smith
- Patrick Kleverlaan
- Pavan Kumar Krishnan Swaminathan
- Peri Le Dain
- Ramin Nock
- Riley Sewell
- Rose Appleyard
- Ruby van Vliet
- Sebastian King
- Seth Chung
- Soham Ronav Ram
- Syon Chen
- Vicki Otsu
- Vinz Navales
- Will Moxham
- William Kupkee
- William Phillips
- Wynter Towner
- Xavier Pandey
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.