Competitions · Australia
Perth Puzzle Party 2019
Perth, Western Australia · 12 January 2019 · 13 events · 53 competitors · 115 personal bests
Joshua Hounslow won four of the 13 events (4×4, 5×5, Megaminx) and the closest final was the 5×5, won by Joshua Hounslow by 0.19 seconds. 53 competitors produced 115 personal bests, 18 of which still stand today, and 13 people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Cody Hermon took a Skewb single of 30.11 down to 10.33, 66 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Luke Burong | 8.52 | 9.79 |
| 2×2 | Alvaro Haidar Ersha | 2.78 | 3.69 |
| 4×4 | Joshua Hounslow | 33.92 | 40.05 |
| 5×5 | Joshua Hounslow | 1:11.33 | 1:16.25 |
| 6×6 | Charlie van Ooran | 2:27.21 | 2:35.19 |
| 7×7 | Alan Zhao | 3:58.46 | 4:14.74 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Zak Kenny | 1:34.53 | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | Jonathan Charlesworth | 14.60 | 18.40 |
| Megaminx | Joshua Hounslow | 59.90 | 1:11.28 |
| Pyraminx | Joshua Hounslow | 3.51 | 3.80 |
| Skewb | Jonathan Charlesworth | 3.75 | 5.06 |
| Square-1 | Jonathan Charlesworth | 11.66 | 13.30 |
| 4×4 blindfolded | Jacob McGruddy | — | — |
The PB harvest
115 set · 18 still standing- Damian Armenti — 3×3 single 13.12: into the top 17.8% of the event's history.
- Hazem Kanawati — 3×3 single 13.22: into the top 18.2% of the event's history.
- Nelson Hegge — 2×2 single 4.47: into the top 32.5% of the event's history.
- Yiming Han — 3×3 single 17.64: into the top 33.0% of the event's history.
- Damian Armenti — 5×5 single 1:44.66: into the top 38.9% of the event's history.
- Michael Edmonds — Square-1 single 25.09: into the top 39.4% of the event's history.
- Hazem Kanawati — 4×4 single 1:09.20: into the top 46.1% of the event's history.
- Nelson Hegge — 3×3 single 23.63: into the top 49.5% of the event's history.
First-timers
13 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 27,871 people who made their debut in 2019. 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
53 competitors · 395 results · 13 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. Luke Burong won it with a 9.79 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
U R2 B L' F R' D L' F2 U' F2 U2 F2 B' R2 D2 F - 2
L2 R2 B' R2 D2 F2 D2 R2 B2 R2 F R' B2 L' F R' U B2 L' B' - 3
B D2 U2 L2 B L2 U2 B' L D' B U F U' F2 L2 D2 L R - 4
R2 B2 U2 B2 D R2 D B2 D L2 B L F U B F' U R B' D' R2 - 5
R2 D L2 U' L2 F2 R2 D2 L2 U' F L2 B' L' F' R' D' F D' F
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
53 competitors- Alan Zhao
- Alevio Hamizan Ersha
- Alvaro Haidar Ersha
- Ariz Ahmed
- Ayush Kothari
- Benjamin Podmore
- Blake Houston
- Brodie D. Cheater
- Caleb Langan
- Charlie van Ooran
- Christian Manuel de Lange
- Cody Hermon
- Damian Armenti
- Daniel Forbes
- Daniel Wu
- Dilan Anand
- George Gowing
- Hazem Kanawati
- Ivan Vukomanovic
- Jacob McGruddy
- James Holdsworth
- Jesse Hawke
- Joe Davis
- Joel Tan
- Jonathan Charlesworth
- Jonathan Pang
- Joshua Hounslow
- Kapani Cleave
- Kirra Peterson
- Leo Millar
- Louis Lok
- Luke Burong
- Mark Charlesworth
- Marquez Phan
- Max Cheung
- Michael Edmonds
- Michael Taran
- Mitchell Chiew
- Nelson Hegge
- Renato Pardo
- Reuben Boonzaaier
- Samuel McGowan
- Sebastian Outh-Aut
- Sebastian Robbins
- Sebastien Long
- Serena Jones
- Sheen Oishi
- Sophie Joy McKell
- Stephane Tahon
- Tianxing Wang (王天行)
- Tyler Williams
- Yiming Han
- Zak Kenny
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.