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Rockingham Rapid 2021

Rockingham, Western Australia · 12 September 2021 · 6 events · 67 competitors · 86 personal bests

Joshua Hounslow won three of the six events (3×3, 2×2, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 4×4, won by Jonathan Charlesworth by 0.06 seconds. 67 competitors produced 86 personal bests, 26 of which still stand today, and 20 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Xavier Tan took a 2×2 single of 22.91 down to 8.84, 61 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Joshua Hounslow — 3×3, 2×2, 3×3 one-handed
0.06s
closest final — 4×4, Jonathan Charlesworth over Marquez Phan
86
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Joshua Hounslow7.838.51
2×2Joshua Hounslow1.572.22
4×4Jonathan Charlesworth32.3735.83
3×3 one-handedJoshua Hounslow13.3113.86
PyraminxCharlie van Ooran3.574.24
Square-1Jonathan Charlesworth8.7612.17

The PB harvest

86 set · 26 still standing
  • Marquez Phan — 3×3 one-handed single 12.53: into the top 3.7% of the event's history.
  • Emilio Matanguihan — 3×3 one-handed single 12.95: into the top 4.3% of the event's history.
  • Charlie van Ooran — 3×3 one-handed single 13.75: into the top 5.7% of the event's history.
  • Aarav Warrier — 3×3 single 11.10: into the top 10.8% of the event's history.
  • Narhean Ravichandira — 3×3 single 12.90: into the top 17.1% of the event's history.
  • Amy Eguchi-Fergusson — Pyraminx single 5.83: into the top 18.7% of the event's history.
  • Leo Millar — 4×4 single 47.26: into the top 21.1% of the event's history.
  • Benjamin Shurmer — Pyraminx single 6.24: into the top 21.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

20 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 4,438 people who made their debut in 2021. 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

67 competitors · 322 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. Joshua Hounslow won it with a 8.51 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

67 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.