Competitions · Australia

Sydney Winter 2015

Kensington, New South Wales · 8 August 2015 · 6 events · 89 competitors · 106 personal bests

Kirt Protacio won two of the six events (3×3, 4×4) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Bradley Speed by 0.13 seconds. 89 competitors produced 106 personal bests, 47 of which still stand today, and 27 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Ryan Kumulia took a 2×2 single of 8.91 down to 3.63, 59 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Kirt Protacio — 3×3, 4×4

0.13s

closest final — 2×2, Bradley Speed over William Tao

106

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Kirt Protacio	7.15	9.40
2×2	Bradley Speed	2.54	3.41
4×4	Kirt Protacio	40.12	44.28
3×3 blindfolded	Nathan Seeto	1:53.30	—
3×3 one-handed	Pinyao Wang (王品尧)	14.72	18.81
Pyraminx	Hugo Adams	2.97	4.33

The PB harvest

106 set · 47 still standing

Bradley Speed — 2×2 single 1.17: into the top 0.95% of the event's history.
Lochie Green — 2×2 single 1.54: into the top 2.3% of the event's history.
Jinlong Li (李金龙) — 3×3 single 9.83: into the top 7.0% of the event's history.
Bradley Speed — 3×3 single 10.20: into the top 8.0% of the event's history.
Pinyao Wang (王品尧) — 4×4 single 38.04: into the top 9.8% of the event's history.
Aaron Cuta — 3×3 single 11.13: into the top 10.9% of the event's history.
Pinyao Wang (王品尧) — 3×3 single 11.59: into the top 12.5% of the event's history.
Bradley Speed — Pyraminx single 5.31: into the top 15.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

27 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 12,291 people who made their debut in 2015. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.

The field

89 competitors · 360 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. Kirt Protacio won it with a 9.40 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

89 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.