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Supreme South Open 2018

Christchurch · 13 October 2018 · 13 events · 32 competitors · 51 personal bests

Ben Kirby won four of the 13 events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Lucas O'Connell by 0.01 seconds. 32 competitors produced 51 personal bests, 24 of which still stand today, and ten people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Tom Nelson set the 3×3 Multi-Blind single continental record: 28 of 30 cubes · 56:39.

Four wins
Ben Kirby — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 6×6
0.01s
closest final — 2×2, Lucas O'Connell over Noel Kim
51
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Ben Kirby7.798.43
2×2Lucas O'Connell1.512.46
4×4Ben Kirby32.4139.50
5×5Ben Kirby1:04.771:09.64
6×6Ben Kirby2:26.662:42.84
3×3 blindfoldedTom Nelson31.66
3×3 one-handedOliver Jenks12.4714.97
MegaminxLucas O'Connell53.421:03.57
PyraminxLucas O'Connell2.203.70
Square-1Noel Kim10.5012.81
4×4 blindfoldedLucas O'Connell
5×5 blindfoldedNoel Kim23:34.00
3×3 Multi-BlindTom Nelson28 of 30 cubes · 56:39

The PB harvest

51 set · 24 still standing
  • Anson Lin — 3×3 single 6.21: into the top 0.62% of the event's history.
  • Ben Kirby — Pyraminx single 2.04: into the top 1.2% of the event's history.
  • Lucas O'Connell — Pyraminx single 2.20: into the top 1.5% of the event's history.
  • Tim Xie — 3×3 single 8.41: into the top 3.6% of the event's history.
  • Noel Kim — 4×4 single 32.53: into the top 4.6% of the event's history.
  • Nathan Chong — 4×4 single 32.68: into the top 4.7% of the event's history.
  • Jake van Keulen — 3×3 single 10.22: into the top 8.1% of the event's history.
  • Jake van Keulen — 2×2 single 2.62: into the top 10.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

Ten people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,076 people who made their debut in 2018. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

8 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

32 competitors · 294 results · 13 events.

Everyone who competed

32 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.