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Competitions · Australia

The Big Cube Melbourne 2023

Melbourne, Victoria · 14 October 2023 · 4 events · 95 competitors · 62 personal bests

Phoenix Patterson won three of the four events (3×3, 2×2, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Phoenix Patterson by 0.18 seconds. 95 competitors produced 62 personal bests, 17 of which still stand today, and 23 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Ben Long took a 2×2 single of 6.79 down to 3.45, 49 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Phoenix Patterson — 3×3, 2×2, 3×3 one-handed
0.18s
closest final — 2×2, Phoenix Patterson over Jacob Joshi
62
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Phoenix Patterson7.098.09
2×2Phoenix Patterson1.111.61
3×3 blindfoldedTam Quan20.3425.67
3×3 one-handedPhoenix Patterson10.2012.64

The PB harvest

62 set · 17 still standing
  • Miller Atkinson — 2×2 single 1.20: into the top 1.0% of the event's history.
  • Jack Cai — 3×3 single 8.05: into the top 2.9% of the event's history.
  • Cameron Tan — 3×3 single 9.17: into the top 5.3% of the event's history.
  • Hayden Wai — 2×2 single 2.28: into the top 6.9% of the event's history.
  • Jackson Gaffiero — 2×2 single 2.44: into the top 8.3% of the event's history.
  • Tony Nguyen — 2×2 single 3.06: into the top 14.9% of the event's history.
  • Nicholas Pennell — 2×2 single 3.26: into the top 17.3% of the event's history.
  • Ryan Cairns — 2×2 single 3.63: into the top 21.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

23 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

95 competitors · 372 results · 4 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. Phoenix Patterson won it with a 8.09 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

95 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.