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Competitions · Australia

Perth Winter 2017

Perth, Western Australia · 22 July 2017 · 6 events · 51 competitors · 57 personal bests

Sam O'Brien won two of the six events (3×3, Skewb) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Sam O'Brien by 0.05 seconds. 51 competitors produced 57 personal bests, 8 of which still stand today, and 20 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Joshua Hounslow set the Pyraminx single continental record: 1.53.

Two wins
Sam O'Brien — 3×3, Skewb
0.05s
closest final — Skewb, Sam O'Brien over Jonathan Charlesworth
57
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Sam O'Brien9.0810.09
4×4Marquez Phan41.3444.53
3×3 blindfoldedJoel Tan1:59.11
3×3 one-handedZak Kenny17.3421.00
PyraminxJoshua Hounslow2.773.70
SkewbSam O'Brien6.277.52

The PB harvest

57 set · 8 still standing
  • Sam O'Brien — 3×3 single 9.08: into the top 5.1% of the event's history.
  • Sam O'Brien — 3×3 one-handed single 15.47: into the top 9.1% of the event's history.
  • Sam O'Brien — Pyraminx single 5.83: into the top 18.7% of the event's history.
  • Xavier Harrison — 3×3 single 14.22: into the top 21.7% of the event's history.
  • Hagen Seah — 3×3 single 18.05: into the top 34.3% of the event's history.
  • Timothy Armstrong — Pyraminx single 7.93: into the top 35.6% of the event's history.
  • Thomas Michael — Pyraminx single 8.46: into the top 40.2% of the event's history.
  • Thomas Michael — 3×3 single 27.27: into the top 57.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

20 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

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

51 competitors · 250 results · 6 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. Sam O'Brien won it with a 10.09 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

51 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.