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Solving in Sale 2021

Sale, Victoria · 10 April 2021 · 11 events · 55 competitors · 106 personal bests

Andy Gong won three of the eleven events (2×2, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Andy Gong by 0.04 seconds. 55 competitors produced 106 personal bests, 25 of which still stand today, and ten people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

David Epstein set the Square-1 average world record: 6.34.

Three wins
Andy Gong — 2×2, 4×4, 5×5
0.04s
closest final — 2×2, Andy Gong over Riley Dexter
106
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3David Epstein7.037.29
2×2Andy Gong1.261.84
4×4Andy Gong29.4631.66
5×5Andy Gong58.821:05.68
3×3 blindfoldedMichael Tripodi28.89
3×3 one-handedRiley Dexter10.2512.12
MegaminxJonathan Charlesworth49.1353.87
PyraminxJunqi Feng (冯骏骐)1.862.71
SkewbPhoenix Patterson3.533.75
Square-1David Epstein5.406.34
3×3 Multi-BlindMichael Tripodi34 of 36 cubes · 58:45

The PB harvest

106 set · 25 still standing
  • Oscar Watson — 3×3 single 7.08: into the top 1.4% of the event's history.
  • Oscar Watson — Pyraminx single 2.18: into the top 1.5% of the event's history.
  • Darcy Way — 3×3 one-handed single 10.95: into the top 1.8% of the event's history.
  • Sebastian Outh-Aut — 3×3 single 7.99: into the top 2.8% of the event's history.
  • Oscar Watson — 3×3 one-handed single 12.61: into the top 3.8% of the event's history.
  • Sebastian Outh-Aut — 3×3 one-handed single 13.09: into the top 4.6% of the event's history.
  • Dylan Beetge — 3×3 single 9.60: into the top 6.4% of the event's history.
  • David Edwards — 3×3 single 11.69: into the top 12.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

Ten 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

3 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

55 competitors · 523 results · 11 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. David Epstein won it with a 7.29 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

55 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.