Competitions · Australia
Perth Summer 2017
Perth, Western Australia · 22 January 2017 · 8 events · 50 competitors · 61 personal bests
Luke Burong won two of the eight events (3×3, 4×4) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Sam O'Brien by 0.01 seconds. 50 competitors produced 61 personal bests, 26 of which still stand today, and 21 people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Ryan Lei took a Skewb single of 9.28 down to 3.38, 64 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Luke Burong | 10.27 | 10.85 |
| 2×2 | Zak Kenny | 3.18 | 3.33 |
| 4×4 | Luke Burong | 42.96 | 50.47 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Geoffrey Lawson | 2:15.02 | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | Andrew Lee | 16.44 | 20.15 |
| Pyraminx | Joshua Hounslow | 3.00 | 5.64 |
| Skewb | Sam O'Brien | 6.84 | 8.40 |
| Square-1 | Joshua Hounslow | 19.09 | 24.67 |
The PB harvest
61 set · 26 still standing- Andrew Lee — Pyraminx single 3.63: into the top 6.0% of the event's history.
- Ryan Lei — 2×2 single 2.21: into the top 6.3% of the event's history.
- Ryan Lei — Skewb single 3.38: into the top 7.0% of the event's history.
- Andrew Lee — 3×3 single 10.93: into the top 10.3% of the event's history.
- Andrew Lee — 3×3 one-handed single 16.44: into the top 11.2% of the event's history.
- Michael Edmonds — Pyraminx single 4.68: into the top 11.3% of the event's history.
- Alexander Lui — 3×3 single 11.91: into the top 13.6% of the event's history.
- Sam O'Brien — 2×2 single 3.02: into the top 14.5% of the event's history.
First-timers
21 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 23,482 people who made their debut in 2017. 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
50 competitors · 326 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. Luke Burong won it with a 10.85 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
U2 L' B2 L R' F2 R2 B2 U B' U' L2 U' B2 L R2 F L R' - 2
L F L2 B2 D' R L' D' B' D2 L2 F2 L U2 D2 F2 R' B2 - 3
F2 U' R L U B2 L U' D F R B2 D F2 D' F2 R2 U D2 F2 - 4
D2 L2 F2 R2 D' L2 D2 B2 L2 U B L F2 R B' D B D' U' F2 - 5
B2 L' D2 R2 D2 B2 U2 F' U F R B2 F2 R' D U' R2 F'
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
50 competitors- Aakash Jois
- Aaron Lee
- Alexander Lui
- Andrew Lee
- Bailey Taminiau
- Caleb Sim
- Charlie van Ooran
- Cole Dearlove
- Damian Armenti
- Geoffrey Lawson
- Hagen Seah
- Henry Allan
- Jackson Mitchell-Oehlers
- Jacob McGruddy
- Jairen Lam
- Jake Kitin
- James Holdsworth
- Joe Davis
- Jonathan Charlesworth
- Joshua Hounslow
- Jye Mcdonald
- Leo Millar
- Luke Burong
- Marquez Phan
- Michael Edmonds
- Michael Taran
- Michael Yeoh
- Mitchell Chiew
- Nathan Carson
- Nicholas Johnson
- Noah Mun
- Noah Pengilly
- Patrick Bowyer
- River Fletcher
- Ryan Lei
- Sam O'Brien
- Sam Sieracki
- Sebastian Robbins
- Sebastien Long
- Sheen Oishi
- Thomas Icely
- Thomas Michael
- Timothy Armstrong
- Trent Ramsey
- Tyler Williams
- Will Mcquillan
- Winston Kwan
- Xavier Harrison
- Zak Kenny
- Zhen Loo
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.