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Palmerston North 2018

Palmerston North · 27 May 2018 · 9 events · 41 competitors · 62 personal bests

Finn Trass won two of the nine events (3×3, 4×4) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Lucas O'Connell by 0.27 seconds. 41 competitors produced 62 personal bests, 20 of which still stand today, and nine people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Alex Asbery set the 7×7 single national record: 3:24.02.

Two wins
Finn Trass — 3×3, 4×4
0.27s
closest final — 2×2, Lucas O'Connell over Tom Stanton-Barnett
62
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Finn Trass8.9310.16
2×2Lucas O'Connell1.872.86
4×4Finn Trass31.6934.37
7×7Ivan Lew Yi Wen (刘义文)2:53.002:58.50
MegaminxJames Macdiarmid44.3947.63
PyraminxTom Stanton-Barnett3.034.73
Square-1Lucas O'Connell10.5612.15
5×5 blindfoldedTom Nelson4:54.52
3×3 Multi-BlindTom Nelson21 of 35 cubes · 1:00:00

The PB harvest

62 set · 20 still standing
  • Keone Shelley-Lyons — 3×3 single 9.43: into the top 5.9% of the event's history.
  • Logan McKinnon — Pyraminx single 4.06: into the top 8.0% of the event's history.
  • William Palmer — Square-1 single 11.22: into the top 8.4% of the event's history.
  • Ethan Palendeng — Megaminx single 1:09.99: into the top 15.6% of the event's history.
  • Ray Wu — 2×2 single 3.26: into the top 17.3% of the event's history.
  • Logan McKinnon — 2×2 single 3.28: into the top 17.5% of the event's history.
  • Alex Asbery — 7×7 single 3:24.02: into the top 17.7% of the event's history.
  • Nathan Ryan — 3×3 single 15.16: into the top 25.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

Nine people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,076 people who made their debut in 2018. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

6 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

41 competitors · 272 results · 9 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. Finn Trass won it with a 10.16 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

41 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.