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Sydney Autumn 2016

Sydney, New South Wales · 8 May 2016 · 6 events · 67 competitors · 90 personal bests

Jayden McNeill won six of the six events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Jayden McNeill by 0.02 seconds. 67 competitors produced 90 personal bests, 17 of which still stand today, and 19 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Jayden McNeill set the 3×3 blindfolded single continental record: 27.12.

Six wins
Jayden McNeill — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 one-handed, Pyraminx
0.02s
closest final — Pyraminx, Jayden McNeill over Hugo Adams
90
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Jayden McNeill7.429.01
2×2Jayden McNeill1.471.84
4×4Jayden McNeill30.4336.13
3×3 blindfoldedJayden McNeill27.12—
3×3 one-handedJayden McNeill11.9214.36
PyraminxJayden McNeill3.944.35

The PB harvest

90 set · 17 still standing
  • Jayden McNeill — 3×3 blindfolded single 27.12: into the top 3.5% of the event's history.
  • Ryan Seongmin Bae — 2×2 single 3.21: into the top 16.7% of the event's history.
  • Mason Izzard — 3×3 single 13.61: into the top 19.6% of the event's history.
  • Mason Izzard — Pyraminx single 6.47: into the top 23.6% of the event's history.
  • Mason Izzard — 3×3 one-handed single 26.65: into the top 38.5% of the event's history.
  • Carson Helmer — 3×3 single 21.43: into the top 43.9% of the event's history.
  • Carson Helmer — Pyraminx single 8.99: into the top 44.7% of the event's history.
  • William Wu — 2×2 single 5.52: into the top 45.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

19 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 17,946 people who made their debut in 2016. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

67 competitors · 327 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. Jayden McNeill won it with a 9.01 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

67 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.