Competitions · Australia
Puzzling Pakenham Saturday 2026
Melbourne, Victoria · 26 September 2026 · 3 events · 73 competitors · 46 personal bests
Nam Nguyen won the 3×3 with a 6.89 and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Benjamin Kao by 0.35 seconds. 73 competitors produced 46 personal bests, 45 of which still stand today, and 20 people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Mason Shao took a Skewb single of 26.65 down to 7.16, 73 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Nam Nguyen | 6.06 | 6.89 |
| 2×2 | Benjamin Kao | 1.31 | 1.56 |
| Skewb | Max Parris | 1.49 | 2.12 |
The PB harvest
46 set · 45 still standing- Auric Cui — 2×2 single 1.02: into the top 0.6% of the event's history.
- Maxwell Dorset — 2×2 single 1.10: into the top 0.77% of the event's history.
- Benjamin Kao — 3×3 single 6.45: into the top 0.82% of the event's history.
- David Clarke — 2×2 single 1.22: into the top 1.1% of the event's history.
- Mannessah Kani — 3×3 single 7.13: into the top 1.5% of the event's history.
- David Clarke — 3×3 single 7.24: into the top 1.6% of the event's history.
- Gerrard Hallis — 3×3 single 8.13: into the top 3.0% of the event's history.
- Nam Nguyen — Skewb single 2.60: into the top 3.3% of the event's history.
First-timers
20 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 22,685 people who made their debut in 2026. 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
73 competitors · 266 results · 3 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. Nam Nguyen won it with a 6.89 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
D2 F U B2 D L2 F2 U' R2 B2 D L R' F L B R2 B' R2 - 2
U2 B' D2 B2 R D2 B' U' D L U' B2 U B2 U2 L2 U' D2 F2 - 3
R F U2 F2 U F2 R2 F2 R2 D' F2 L' R' B' L' D R2 U2 L' - 4
F2 U B2 D2 F2 D' B2 L2 U2 R2 B L U F L F R' - 5
B' D2 F' L2 D' R B2 L U' B D' F2 R L' B2 R2 D2 F2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
73 competitors- Adhrit Kulgod
- Alex Cooke
- Andreas Lukic
- Andrei Kabigting
- Archie Smith
- Aryan Tadi
- Ashley Regan
- Auric Cui
- Bariyz Rehan
- Ben Wakelin
- Benjamin Kao
- Benjamin Zi-Yi Wang
- Brendan Kavanagh
- Caleb Williams
- Daniel Chen
- David Clarke
- David Jewoo Oh
- Dylan Garcia
- Dylan Zhuo Lun Peng
- Edward Ronchi
- Ekam Singh Mahal
- Eli Panetta
- Elijah Nguyen
- Ethan Tat
- Ethan Vu Quang Tran
- Gemma Tolhurst
- George Handley
- Gerrard Hallis
- Hallel Ben-Meir
- Henry Regan
- Henry Tran
- Ibrahim Cheema
- Ifrahim Cheema
- Ivan Gu
- Jack Liang
- Jack Mannix
- Jayden Wang
- Jericho Torrecampo
- Joel Bohorquez-Carrascal
- Jordan Lazaro
- Josiah Ting
- Kalen White
- Kyran Iyengar
- Lachlan Herring
- Lennon Hughes
- Levi Tedjokusumo
- Liam Shawn Vivares
- Lincoln Maxwell
- Logan Huynh
- Lucas Bohorquez Bohn
- Lykan Siu
- Maggie Chen
- Mannessah Kani
- Mason Shao
- Matthew Li
- Max Parris
- Maxwell Dorset
- Nam Nguyen
- Nguyễn Khang Minh
- Noah Grupee
- Olivier Ng
- Pavan Kumar Amaravathi
- Riaan Raja
- Rihan Kowli
- Rui Jiang
- Samuel Li
- Shanakkian Karan
- Spencer Van Heurck
- Ved Parmar
- Viraaj Chauhan
- William Tran
- Zachary Arnolda
- Zaid Mohamed Ihsanullah
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.