Competitions · Australia

Take Your Time Sydney 2026

Sydney, New South Wales · 12 September 2026 · 7 events · 77 competitors · 132 personal bests

Sora Sato won three of the seven events (4×4, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the Square-1, won by Thomas Liao by 0.96 seconds. 77 competitors produced 132 personal bests, 114 of which still stand today, and four people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Asiya Islam set the 6×6 single national record: 1:30.44.

Three wins

Sora Sato — 4×4, 5×5, 6×6

0.96s

closest final — Square-1, Thomas Liao over Daniel Wang

132

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
4×4	Sora Sato	24.98	27.60
5×5	Sora Sato	42.57	48.71
6×6	Sora Sato	1:23.59	1:32.13
7×7	Asiya Islam	2:23.34	2:25.98
3×3 blindfolded	Elias Chong	16.13	—
Clock	Kristian Trubajic	2.63	3.69
Square-1	Thomas Liao	4.51	8.61

The PB harvest

132 set · 114 still standing

Thomas Liao — Square-1 single 4.51: into the top 0.12% of the event's history.
Elias Chong — 3×3 blindfolded single 16.13: into the top 0.43% of the event's history.
Daniel Wang — 3×3 blindfolded single 16.25: into the top 0.46% of the event's history.
Nam Anh Dang — 3×3 blindfolded single 17.29: into the top 0.71% of the event's history.
Finn Trass — 4×4 single 25.73: into the top 0.92% of the event's history.
Timothy Ibrahim — Square-1 single 6.43: into the top 1.1% of the event's history.
Asiya Islam — 4×4 single 28.13: into the top 1.9% of the event's history.
Elias Chong — 4×4 single 28.66: into the top 2.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

Four people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 22,685 people who made their debut in 2026. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

3 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

77 competitors · 414 results · 7 events.

Everyone who competed

77 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.