Competitions · New Zealand
Tauranga Open 2023
Tauranga · 19 August 2023 · 12 events · 53 competitors · 80 personal bests
James Macdiarmid won three of the twelve events (3×3, 5×5, 3×3 blindfolded) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Ashley Foster by 0.38 seconds. 53 competitors produced 80 personal bests, 23 of which still stand today, and 18 people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Caylum Hudson took a Square-1 single of 1:06.23 down to 21.03, 68 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | James Macdiarmid | 8.33 | 9.42 |
| 2×2 | Yuki Gao | 1.66 | 2.15 |
| 4×4 | Cheng-Ru Yang | 31.15 | 36.03 |
| 5×5 | James Macdiarmid | 1:02.59 | 1:08.69 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | James Macdiarmid | 24.32 | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | Jim Zhu | 12.95 | 14.49 |
| Clock | Brandon Harris | 4.26 | 5.70 |
| Megaminx | Brandon Harris | 33.76 | 42.58 |
| Pyraminx | Ashley Foster | 2.13 | 3.46 |
| Skewb | Oscar McEvoy | 3.23 | 5.32 |
| Square-1 | Ashley Foster | 10.26 | 12.59 |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | Kacper Paweł Dworak | 17 of 17 cubes · 58:20 | — |
The PB harvest
80 set · 23 still standing- Elisha Webster — 3×3 single 7.93: into the top 2.7% of the event's history.
- Khalid Ahmed — 3×3 single 8.35: into the top 3.4% of the event's history.
- Khalid Ahmed — Pyraminx single 3.01: into the top 3.7% of the event's history.
- Jaden Heerikhuisen — 2×2 single 1.88: into the top 4.0% of the event's history.
- Jaden Heerikhuisen — 4×4 single 37.67: into the top 9.4% of the event's history.
- Tymon Mieszkowski — 2×2 single 2.75: into the top 11.5% of the event's history.
- Caylum Hudson — 2×2 single 2.80: into the top 12.0% of the event's history.
- Cole Bullen — Pyraminx single 5.64: into the top 17.4% of the event's history.
First-timers
18 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
No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.
The field
53 competitors · 382 results · 12 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. James Macdiarmid won it with a 9.42 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
R2 D U2 F2 R' B2 D2 L2 R' D2 B2 R2 F2 B' D2 R' U F2 U2 R - 2
D' F2 R' U' B2 D U F2 L2 B2 R' F R' B' L2 D U F' - 3
B' L' D R2 D L2 U' L2 D R2 F R U2 B2 R D' F' R' B' - 4
U2 R2 D' L2 U L2 U2 R' U' F' L' D B2 L2 F' D2 R' B2 - 5
L R2 B F2 D2 U2 R2 U2 F2 R F U' L' B2 D2 F U B
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
53 competitors- Alba Watkins
- Ashley Foster
- Blake Mangles
- Brandon Harris
- Bryn Ethan Ian Dean
- Cade Lopez
- Carwyn Walker
- Caylum Hudson
- Cheng-Ru Yang
- Cole Bullen
- Cooper Gaddes
- Cooper Knowles
- Cory Sonntag
- Declan Lawrie
- Demiko Lewis Zandi
- Dylan Heerikhuisen
- Eli Chea
- Elisha Webster
- Jack Lawrie
- Jaden Heerikhuisen
- James Gore
- James Macdiarmid
- Jesse van Schalkwyk
- Jim Zhu
- Joseph George
- Kacper Paweł Dworak
- Khalid Ahmed
- Kian Wilford
- Lachlan Gibson
- Leo Berczely
- Levi Hetherington
- Levi Mangles
- Luke Heath-Edwards
- Marley Sykes
- Memo Gao
- Olive Thompson
- Oliver Ren
- Oscar McEvoy
- Richard Foster
- Simeon van Schalkwyk
- Stanisław Dworak
- Taha Ahmed
- Tama Maxwell
- Terence Brown
- Terrence Deng
- Thanatorn Yiamsombat
- Thomas Kilbey
- Timmy Chang
- Triton Tsui
- Tymon Mieszkowski
- Xavier Courteau-Laing
- Yuki Gao
- Zavier Leith
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.