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Sydney Open 2019

Sydney, New South Wales · 14 December 2019 · 10 events · 170 competitors · 218 personal bests

Feliks Zemdegs won five of the ten events (3×3, 2×2, 5×5) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Alex Hirschhorn by 0.27 seconds. 170 competitors produced 218 personal bests, 101 of which still stand today, and 42 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Feliks Zemdegs set the 5×5 average continental record: 42.85.

Five wins
Feliks Zemdegs — 3×3, 2×2, 5×5, 6×6, 3×3 one-handed
0.27s
closest final — Pyraminx, Alex Hirschhorn over Bryan Eng
218
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Feliks Zemdegs5.536.27
2×2Feliks Zemdegs1.532.29
4×4Bryan Eng30.8432.43
5×5Feliks Zemdegs40.5642.85
6×6Feliks Zemdegs1:19.921:24.17
3×3 blindfoldedTimothy Loh32.08—
3×3 one-handedFeliks Zemdegs9.3010.52
PyraminxAlex Hirschhorn3.824.59
4×4 blindfoldedNathan Seeto5:20.93—
3×3 Multi-BlindTimothy Loh14 of 19 cubes · 57:32—

The PB harvest

218 set · 101 still standing
  • Brian Nguyen — 3×3 single 6.40: into the top 0.77% of the event's history.
  • Alex Hirschhorn — Pyraminx single 2.43: into the top 2.0% of the event's history.
  • Lam Yu Ching (林雨晴) — Pyraminx single 2.54: into the top 2.3% of the event's history.
  • Ronald Su Chiang — 3×3 single 9.97: into the top 7.4% of the event's history.
  • Loic Chiang — Pyraminx single 4.02: into the top 7.8% of the event's history.
  • Vincent Wong — 2×2 single 2.50: into the top 8.9% of the event's history.
  • Ronald Su Chiang — Pyraminx single 4.28: into the top 9.1% of the event's history.
  • Alex Hirschhorn — 2×2 single 2.52: into the top 9.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

42 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 27,871 people who made their debut in 2019. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

170 competitors · 836 results · 10 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 6.27 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

170 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.