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Competitions · Australia

Sydney Summer 2023

Sydney, New South Wales · 16 December 2023 · 5 events · 316 competitors · 281 personal bests

Jasper Murray won four of the five events (3×3, 2×2, 5×5) and the closest final was the 3×3 one-handed, won by Bryan Eng by 0.06 seconds. 316 competitors produced 281 personal bests, 107 of which still stand today, and 111 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Jasper Murray set the Pyraminx single continental record: 0.96.

Four wins
Jasper Murray — 3×3, 2×2, 5×5, Pyraminx
0.06s
closest final — 3×3 one-handed, Bryan Eng over Jasper Murray
281
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Jasper Murray6.156.77
2×2Jasper Murray1.592.18
5×5Jasper Murray47.4150.13
3×3 one-handedBryan Eng9.7512.10
PyraminxJasper Murray1.371.73

The PB harvest

281 set · 107 still standing
  • Oliver Leigh — Pyraminx single 2.53: into the top 2.3% of the event's history.
  • Thomas Liao — 2×2 single 1.53: into the top 2.3% of the event's history.
  • Zachary Alexander Dang — Pyraminx single 2.56: into the top 2.3% of the event's history.
  • James Kirschner — Pyraminx single 2.58: into the top 2.4% of the event's history.
  • France Bautista — Pyraminx single 3.19: into the top 4.3% of the event's history.
  • Thomas Liao — Pyraminx single 3.30: into the top 4.7% of the event's history.
  • Eli Norman — 2×2 single 2.38: into the top 7.8% of the event's history.
  • Mikaere Mcmillan — Pyraminx single 4.23: into the top 8.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

111 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

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

316 competitors · 1653 results · 5 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. Jasper Murray won it with a 6.77 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

316 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.