Competitions · Australia

Sydney Winter 2017

Sydney, New South Wales · 17 June 2017 · 7 events · 113 competitors · 89 personal bests

Monty Wain won two of the seven events (4×4 blindfolded, 3×3 Multi-Blind) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Vincent Wong by 0.15 seconds. 113 competitors produced 89 personal bests, 31 of which still stand today, and 41 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Jack Cai set the 3×3 blindfolded single continental record: 25.16.

Two wins

Monty Wain — 4×4 blindfolded, 3×3 Multi-Blind

0.15s

closest final — 3×3, Vincent Wong over Kirt Protacio

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Vincent Wong	7.30	9.17
2×2	Andy Gong	2.27	2.55
3×3 blindfolded	Jack Cai	25.16	26.67
Pyraminx	Carl La Hood	4.13	4.84
4×4 blindfolded	Monty Wain	7:06.25	—
5×5 blindfolded	Nam Anh Dang	31:02.00	—
3×3 Multi-Blind	Monty Wain	9 of 9 cubes · 39:26	—

The PB harvest

89 set · 31 still standing

Monty Wain — 2×2 single 2.30: into the top 7.0% of the event's history.
Kevin Luong — 3×3 single 10.56: into the top 9.1% of the event's history.
Joseph Lim — 2×2 single 2.64: into the top 10.3% of the event's history.
James Chadwick — 3×3 single 10.95: into the top 10.3% of the event's history.
Jai Kimatrai — 3×3 single 10.98: into the top 10.4% of the event's history.
Denton Kev — Pyraminx single 4.90: into the top 12.6% of the event's history.
Gavin Li — 2×2 single 3.06: into the top 14.9% of the event's history.
Ryan Piper — 2×2 single 3.07: into the top 15.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

41 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 23,482 people who made their debut in 2017. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

113 competitors · 364 results · 7 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. Vincent Wong won it with a 9.17 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

113 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.