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Thirroul Beachside Twist 2026

Thirroul, New South Wales · 17 October 2026 · 7 events · 75 competitors · 82 personal bests

Sora Sato won three of the seven events (3×3, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Jack McCarley by 0.02 seconds. 75 competitors produced 82 personal bests, and eleven people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Willam Isaac took a Clock single of 15.10 down to 8.76, 42 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Sora Sato — 3×3, 5×5, 6×6
0.02s
closest final — 2×2, Jack McCarley over Sora Sato
82
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Sora Sato5.546.78
2×2Jack McCarley1.311.80
5×5Sora Sato42.8644.89
6×6Sora Sato1:25.491:30.32
ClockKristian Trubajic3.134.17
MegaminxQuan Lập Văn33.6044.16
PyraminxArchimedes Dines1.722.20

The PB harvest

82 set · 82 still standing
  • Sora Sato — 3×3 single 4.78: into the top 0.081% of the event's history.
  • James Kirschner — 3×3 single 5.62: into the top 0.3% of the event's history.
  • Jack Hitchman — 3×3 single 6.90: into the top 1.2% of the event's history.
  • Jim Zhu — 3×3 single 7.89: into the top 2.6% of the event's history.
  • Jack McCarley — Clock single 4.39: into the top 3.1% of the event's history.
  • Archimedes Dines — 2×2 single 1.70: into the top 3.1% of the event's history.
  • Emerson Owen — Pyraminx single 3.56: into the top 5.7% of the event's history.
  • Jim Zhu — 2×2 single 2.28: into the top 6.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

Eleven 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

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

The field

75 competitors · 450 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. Sora Sato won it with a 6.78 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

75 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.