Competitions · Australia

Speedcubing at Seaworks 2023

Melbourne, Victoria · 18 March 2023 · 6 events · 434 competitors · 398 personal bests

David Epstein won two of the six events (3×3, 4×4) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by David Epstein by 0.08 seconds. 434 competitors produced 398 personal bests, 187 of which still stand today, and 135 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Phoenix Patterson set the 2×2 average continental record: 1.14.

Two wins

David Epstein — 3×3, 4×4

0.08s

closest final — 3×3, David Epstein over Riley Dexter

398

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	David Epstein	5.98	6.71
2×2	Phoenix Patterson	1.05	1.36
4×4	David Epstein	29.48	32.43
3×3 blindfolded	Tam Quan	20.11	—
Pyraminx	Junqi Feng (冯骏骐)	1.45	2.23
Skewb	Eli Panetta	2.47	2.87

The PB harvest

398 set · 187 still standing

Joshan Hart — 2×2 single 1.31: into the top 1.4% of the event's history.
Nguyễn Khang Minh — Pyraminx single 2.27: into the top 1.6% of the event's history.
Ben Wakelin — 2×2 single 1.39: into the top 1.7% of the event's history.
Adhyan Daga — 2×2 single 1.50: into the top 2.2% of the event's history.
Nguyễn Khang Minh — 2×2 single 1.51: into the top 2.2% of the event's history.
Simon B. Maule — 2×2 single 1.70: into the top 3.1% of the event's history.
Danyal Bolat — 2×2 single 1.88: into the top 4.0% of the event's history.
Tanish Ekkaldevi — 2×2 single 2.06: into the top 5.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

135 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 37,591 people who made their debut in 2023. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

434 competitors · 2119 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. David Epstein won it with a 6.71 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

434 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.