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Solving in Sale 2026

Sale, Victoria · 17 April 2026 · 13 events · 75 competitors · 98 personal bests

Michael Tripodi won four of the 13 events (3×3 blindfolded, 4×4 blindfolded, 5×5 blindfolded) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Phoenix Patterson by 0.08 seconds. 75 competitors produced 98 personal bests, 74 of which still stand today, and nine people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Riley Dexter set the 3×3 single continental record: 3.81.

Four wins
Michael Tripodi — 3×3 blindfolded, 4×4 blindfolded, 5×5 blindfolded, 3×3 Multi-Blind
0.08s
closest final — 2×2, Phoenix Patterson over Firstian Fushada (符逢城)
98
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Riley Dexter3.816.03
2×2Phoenix Patterson1.141.53
4×4Feliks Zemdegs23.3124.45
5×5Feliks Zemdegs37.9943.48
3×3 blindfoldedMichael Tripodi20.83—
3×3 Fewest MovesJayden McNeill19 moves20.33
3×3 one-handedDavid Epstein8.5110.11
MegaminxFirstian Fushada (符逢城)38.2339.43
PyraminxMiles Irwin1.442.19
SkewbFirstian Fushada (符逢城)1.822.07
4×4 blindfoldedMichael Tripodi1:42.86—
5×5 blindfoldedMichael Tripodi4:37.73—
3×3 Multi-BlindMichael Tripodi36 of 45 cubes · 1:00:00—

The PB harvest

98 set · 74 still standing
  • Riley Dexter — 3×3 single 3.81: into the top 0.0095% of the event's history.
  • Maxwell Dorset — 2×2 single 1.23: into the top 1.1% of the event's history.
  • Michael Alexander — 2×2 single 1.42: into the top 1.8% of the event's history.
  • Jerry Chung (鍾養浩) — 2×2 single 1.43: into the top 1.9% of the event's history.
  • Sam Tonkin — 2×2 single 1.61: into the top 2.6% of the event's history.
  • Matthew De Fanti — 3×3 single 9.13: into the top 5.2% of the event's history.
  • Nicholas Eppingstall — 3×3 single 9.17: into the top 5.3% of the event's history.
  • Samuel Naylor — Skewb single 3.12: into the top 5.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

Nine people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 18,546 people who made their debut in 2026. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

3 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

75 competitors · 759 results · 13 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. Riley Dexter won it with a 6.03 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

75 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.