Competitions · Australia

Try Cubing in St Helens 2026

St Helens, Tasmania · 15 January 2026 · 4 events · 14 competitors · 13 personal bests

Jode Brewster won two of the four events (3×3, 2×2) and the closest final was the 4×4, won by Zak Kenny by 0.27 seconds. 14 competitors produced 13 personal bests, 7 of which still stand today, and two people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Isaac Nichols took a Pyraminx single of 19.08 down to 8.69, 54 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Jode Brewster — 3×3, 2×2

0.27s

closest final — 4×4, Zak Kenny over Jode Brewster

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Jode Brewster	7.11	7.66
2×2	Jode Brewster	1.85	2.03
4×4	Zak Kenny	31.15	31.98
Pyraminx	Emmet Hobbs	2.26	2.60

The PB harvest

13 set · 7 still standing

Veer Liu Dogra — 2×2 single 1.04: into the top 0.64% of the event's history.
Joey Cavanagh — 3×3 single 8.78: into the top 4.4% of the event's history.
Isaac Nichols — 2×2 single 3.26: into the top 17.3% of the event's history.
Kobi Dash Brown — Pyraminx single 6.86: into the top 26.7% of the event's history.
Michelle Brewster — 2×2 single 4.88: into the top 37.8% of the event's history.
Brad Deegan — 4×4 single 1:04.32: into the top 41.0% of the event's history.
Reuben Hetherington — 2×2 single 11.37: into the top 82.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

Two people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 18,546 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

14 competitors · 62 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. Jode Brewster won it with a 7.66 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

14 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.