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Perth Winter 2016

Perth, Western Australia · 24 July 2016 · 8 events · 40 competitors · 43 personal bests

Luke Burong won two of the eight events (3×3, 4×4) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Andrew Lee by 0.20 seconds. 40 competitors produced 43 personal bests, 6 of which still stand today, and 14 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Jonathan Charlesworth took a Skewb single of 58.36 down to 6.90, 88 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Luke Burong — 3×3, 4×4
0.20s
closest final — 2×2, Andrew Lee over Zak Kenny
43
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Luke Burong11.3412.07
2×2Andrew Lee4.254.98
4×4Luke Burong46.2752.22
5×5Damian Armenti1:59.902:15.17
3×3 blindfoldedGeoffrey Lawson3:50.03
3×3 one-handedAndrew Lee18.8819.73
PyraminxJoshua Hounslow3.845.72
SkewbMichael Edmonds5.196.99

The PB harvest

43 set · 6 still standing
  • Edward Hollingdale — Pyraminx single 6.84: into the top 26.5% of the event's history.
  • Andrew Lee — 4×4 single 53.00: into the top 28.3% of the event's history.
  • Abdulla Ellagta — 3×3 single 16.96: into the top 30.9% of the event's history.
  • Geoffrey Lawson — 3×3 one-handed single 24.09: into the top 31.7% of the event's history.
  • Noah Mun — 2×2 single 6.28: into the top 53.7% of the event's history.
  • Geoffrey Lawson — Pyraminx single 10.66: into the top 58.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

14 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 17,946 people who made their debut in 2016. 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

40 competitors · 203 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 12.07 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

40 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.