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Perth Puzzle Party 2026

Perth, Western Australia · 16 May 2026 · 7 events · 54 competitors · 45 personal bests

Aaron Espiritu won two of the seven events (3×3, Square-1) and the closest final was the 3×3 one-handed, won by Antoine Quemerais by 0.00 seconds. 54 competitors produced 45 personal bests, 35 of which still stand today, and seven people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Joy Dipakkumar Patel took a 2×2 single of 12.83 down to 5.73, 55 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Aaron Espiritu — 3×3, Square-1
0.00s
closest final — 3×3 one-handed, Antoine Quemerais over Joshua Hounslow
45
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Aaron Espiritu6.347.95
2×2Lachlan Stephens1.701.97
3×3 blindfoldedAmy Smith24.3426.20
3×3 one-handedAntoine Quemerais11.9414.14
PyraminxJoel Harrop2.732.89
SkewbJonathan Charlesworth3.073.56
Square-1Aaron Espiritu7.909.90

The PB harvest

45 set · 35 still standing
  • Aaron Edwards — Pyraminx single 2.56: into the top 2.3% of the event's history.
  • Aaron Edwards — 3×3 single 8.28: into the top 3.3% of the event's history.
  • Sevastien Tecksingani — 3×3 single 8.71: into the top 4.2% of the event's history.
  • Antoine Quemerais — Skewb single 3.00: into the top 5.0% of the event's history.
  • Aaron Espiritu — 3×3 one-handed single 13.60: into the top 5.4% of the event's history.
  • Liam Reid — 3×3 single 9.37: into the top 5.8% of the event's history.
  • Marco Campitelli — 3×3 one-handed single 13.84: into the top 5.8% of the event's history.
  • Alex Baker — 3×3 single 9.65: into the top 6.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

Seven 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

54 competitors · 333 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. Aaron Espiritu won it with a 7.95 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

54 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.