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Competitions · Australia

Perth Summer 2023

Perth, Western Australia · 21 January 2023 · 8 events · 143 competitors · 200 personal bests

Jonathan Charlesworth won two of the eight events (2×2, Skewb) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Jonathan Charlesworth by 0.30 seconds. 143 competitors produced 200 personal bests, 88 of which still stand today, and 44 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Javad Mahbubi set the 2×2 single national record: 2.92.

Two wins
Jonathan Charlesworth — 2×2, Skewb
0.30s
closest final — 2×2, Jonathan Charlesworth over Lachlan Stephens
200
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Alevio Hamizan Ersha7.928.75
2×2Jonathan Charlesworth1.481.92
4×4Marquez Phan29.9834.15
ClockJoshua Hounslow7.187.40
MegaminxJames Holdsworth44.5548.15
PyraminxJoshua Hounslow1.962.72
SkewbJonathan Charlesworth1.903.39
Square-1Josephine Siburian10.1611.27

The PB harvest

200 set · 88 still standing
  • Ciaran Daniel Seaton — 2×2 single 1.09: into the top 0.75% of the event's history.
  • Leon Vo — 2×2 single 1.40: into the top 1.7% of the event's history.
  • Deakin Bui — 2×2 single 1.86: into the top 3.9% of the event's history.
  • Arthur Hansford — 2×2 single 1.88: into the top 4.0% of the event's history.
  • Alex Liau — 3×3 single 9.89: into the top 7.1% of the event's history.
  • Adam Richardson — 2×2 single 2.57: into the top 9.6% of the event's history.
  • Jay Golding — 2×2 single 2.57: into the top 9.6% of the event's history.
  • Joshua Fong — 2×2 single 2.79: into the top 11.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

44 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 37,591 people who made their debut in 2023. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

3 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

143 competitors · 898 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. Alevio Hamizan Ersha won it with a 8.75 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

143 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.