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Perth Puzzle Pyjama Party 2024

Perth, Western Australia · 27 April 2024 · 8 events · 60 competitors · 62 personal bests

Amy Smith won three of the eight events (2×2, Clock, Skewb) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Amy Smith by 0.29 seconds. 60 competitors produced 62 personal bests, 7 of which still stand today, and eight people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Alexander Ethan Ralston took a 2×2 single of 17.31 down to 4.55, 74 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Amy Smith — 2×2, Clock, Skewb
0.29s
closest final — 2×2, Amy Smith over Lachlan Stephens
62
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Jay Calter7.268.10
2×2Amy Smith1.932.42
5×5Joshua Hounslow55.621:02.55
6×6Tyler Williams1:49.592:02.41
7×7Tyler Williams3:00.443:03.26
ClockAmy Smith4.295.37
SkewbAmy Smith3.323.48
Square-1Tyler Williams12.7113.22

The PB harvest

62 set · 7 still standing
  • Sebastien Long — 3×3 single 12.75: into the top 16.6% of the event's history.
  • Zak Kenny — Clock single 8.68: into the top 18.4% of the event's history.
  • Fiona Wang — 2×2 single 4.12: into the top 28.0% of the event's history.
  • Alexander Ethan Ralston — 3×3 single 20.89: into the top 42.4% of the event's history.
  • Lucas Buckley — 6×6 single 3:14.05: into the top 47.7% of the event's history.
  • Alexander Ethan Ralston — 5×5 single 2:20.64: into the top 61.3% of the event's history.
  • Aiden Toscano — 3×3 single 44.07: into the top 81.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

Eight people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 32,954 people who made their debut in 2024. 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

60 competitors · 337 results · 8 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. Jay Calter won it with a 8.10 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

60 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.