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South Perth Summer 2020

South Perth, Western Australia · 19 December 2020 · 4 events · 93 competitors · 80 personal bests

Jonathan Charlesworth won two of the four events (2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Marquez Phan by 0.02 seconds. 93 competitors produced 80 personal bests, 27 of which still stand today, and 32 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Michael Emmanuel took a 2×2 single of 15.66 down to 5.47, 65 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Jonathan Charlesworth — 2×2, 4×4
0.02s
closest final — 3×3, Marquez Phan over Lachlan Stephens
80
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Marquez Phan8.248.99
2×2Jonathan Charlesworth2.172.58
4×4Jonathan Charlesworth33.9234.92
PyraminxJoshua Hounslow2.333.21

The PB harvest

80 set · 27 still standing
  • Benjamin Shurmer — 2×2 single 2.82: into the top 12.2% of the event's history.
  • Kohen Tassone — 2×2 single 3.06: into the top 14.9% of the event's history.
  • Toby Coote — 2×2 single 3.09: into the top 15.3% of the event's history.
  • James Holdsworth — Pyraminx single 5.35: into the top 15.4% of the event's history.
  • Daniel Thai — 3×3 single 13.42: into the top 18.9% of the event's history.
  • Lucas Vojkovic — 2×2 single 3.60: into the top 21.4% of the event's history.
  • Lincoln Duckett — Pyraminx single 6.39: into the top 22.9% of the event's history.
  • Simon Aguilar — 3×3 single 14.57: into the top 23.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

32 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 4,608 people who made their debut in 2020. 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

93 competitors · 375 results · 4 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. Marquez Phan won it with a 8.99 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

93 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.