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Sydney Championship 2016

Sydney, New South Wales · 17 December 2016 · 14 events · 102 competitors · 179 personal bests

Feliks Zemdegs won six of the 14 events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Feliks Zemdegs by 0.32 seconds. 102 competitors produced 179 personal bests, 68 of which still stand today, and 18 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Feliks Zemdegs set the 6×6 single world record: 1:32.47.

Six wins
Feliks Zemdegs — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, 3×3 one-handed
0.32s
closest final — 3×3, Feliks Zemdegs over Mats Valk
179
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Feliks Zemdegs6.047.16
2×2Jayden McNeill1.521.87
4×4Feliks Zemdegs22.0627.09
5×5Feliks Zemdegs48.0149.88
6×6Feliks Zemdegs1:32.471:38.46
7×7Feliks Zemdegs2:21.062:22.55
3×3 blindfoldedJack Cai35.12—
3×3 Fewest MovesErik Akkersdijk30 moves32.67
3×3 one-handedFeliks Zemdegs9.5611.91
SkewbJayden McNeill3.334.07
Square-1Jayden McNeill10.5611.56
4×4 blindfoldedNathan Seeto7:01.81—
5×5 blindfoldedNathan Seeto19:37.00—
3×3 Multi-BlindOliver Jenks4 of 5 cubes · 44:59—

The PB harvest

179 set · 68 still standing
  • Justin He — 2×2 single 0.60: into the top 0.042% of the event's history.
  • Alex Tedeschi — 2×2 single 0.66: into the top 0.081% of the event's history.
  • Martin Henry — 2×2 single 0.84: into the top 0.28% of the event's history.
  • Michael Papandony — 2×2 single 1.11: into the top 0.79% of the event's history.
  • Kevin Luong — 2×2 single 1.93: into the top 4.3% of the event's history.
  • Andrew Pines — 2×2 single 2.39: into the top 7.9% of the event's history.
  • Bryce Hayes — 2×2 single 2.47: into the top 8.6% of the event's history.
  • Denton Kev — 2×2 single 2.48: into the top 8.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

18 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

4 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

102 competitors · 659 results · 14 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. Feliks Zemdegs won it with a 7.16 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

102 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.