Competitions · Australia

Spark Melbourne Spring Saturday 2024

Melbourne, Victoria · 5 October 2024 · 3 events · 93 competitors · 89 personal bests

Phoenix Patterson won two of the three events (3×3, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Roman Rudakov by 0.46 seconds. 93 competitors produced 89 personal bests, 32 of which still stand today, and five people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Elliott Woollard took a 2×2 single of 19.97 down to 8.45, 58 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Phoenix Patterson — 3×3, 3×3 one-handed

0.46s

closest final — 2×2, Roman Rudakov over Phoenix Patterson

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Phoenix Patterson	5.48	6.33
2×2	Roman Rudakov	1.12	1.30
3×3 one-handed	Phoenix Patterson	11.91	13.63

The PB harvest

89 set · 32 still standing

Kaisuke Satoyoshi — 3×3 single 7.99: into the top 2.8% of the event's history.
Tam Quan — 2×2 single 1.68: into the top 3.0% of the event's history.
Michael Philippou — 2×2 single 1.76: into the top 3.4% of the event's history.
James Blackwell — 3×3 single 9.44: into the top 5.9% of the event's history.
Nate Leitch — 3×3 single 9.56: into the top 6.3% of the event's history.
Chiyun Lin — 3×3 single 9.62: into the top 6.4% of the event's history.
Matthew Bergin — 3×3 single 9.78: into the top 6.9% of the event's history.
Michael Philippou — 3×3 single 10.01: into the top 7.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

Five people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 32,954 people who made their debut in 2024. 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 · 413 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. Phoenix Patterson won it with a 6.33 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

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.