Competitions · Australia
Turning in Townsville 2023
Townsville, Queensland · 14 January 2023 · 11 events · 38 competitors · 65 personal bests
Jayden McNeill won seven of the eleven events (3×3, 2×2, 6×6) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Jayden McNeill by 0.17 seconds. 38 competitors produced 65 personal bests, 29 of which still stand today, and eight people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
A continental record
Jayden McNeill set the 3×3 Fewest Moves single continental record: 20 moves.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Jayden McNeill | 6.48 | 8.22 |
| 2×2 | Jayden McNeill | 1.39 | 2.70 |
| 5×5 | Chris Mills | 54.97 | 1:03.29 |
| 6×6 | Jayden McNeill | 1:53.88 | 2:13.54 |
| 7×7 | Jayden McNeill | 3:11.10 | 3:35.76 |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | Jayden McNeill | 20 moves | 21.67 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Jayden McNeill | 12.37 | 13.86 |
| Clock | Declan Flowers | 6.31 | 6.58 |
| Megaminx | Chris Mills | 40.82 | 43.55 |
| Pyraminx | Chris Mills | 2.87 | 4.01 |
| Skewb | Jayden McNeill | 3.79 | 5.35 |
The PB harvest
65 set · 29 still standing- Patrick Kleverlaan — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 25 moves: into the top 5.1% of the event's history.
- Sam Clements — Pyraminx single 3.98: into the top 7.5% of the event's history.
- Leo John Petersen — 3×3 single 12.12: into the top 14.3% of the event's history.
- Deivid Alcomendas — 3×3 single 12.60: into the top 16.0% of the event's history.
- Joel Brandi — 3×3 single 12.69: into the top 16.4% of the event's history.
- Maddison Fletcher — 3×3 single 14.20: into the top 21.7% of the event's history.
- Andrew Banks — 3×3 single 14.28: into the top 21.9% of the event's history.
- Edward Hollingdale — 5×5 single 1:24.17: into the top 22.5% of the event's history.
First-timers
Eight 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
1 regional record was set at this competition.
The field
38 competitors · 298 results · 11 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. Jayden McNeill won it with a 8.22 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
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U2 L2 B2 R2 B2 D R2 U L2 R2 U' L' D2 B2 R' B U' R2 B2 R' - 2
R' B D L' B' R2 F U2 R2 B2 U L2 B2 D B2 D' B2 L - 3
D' R2 F' U' D2 B2 L2 F L' F2 D2 R' B2 D2 R B2 L2 U2 L2 D - 4
U2 D2 L D R' D' L2 F' U F' R2 F' B2 D2 B' L2 F2 L2 U - 5
U' D F2 L B' D' L2 F L' F2 R B2 R' U2 B2 R2 U2 D2 B2 L'
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
38 competitors- Aiden Taylor
- Alexander Boscarini
- Andrew Banks
- Andrew Gleeson
- Bailey Murdoch
- Chris Mills
- David Alidenes
- David McLean
- Declan Flowers
- Declan W. Davy
- Deivid Alcomendas
- Ed Bentley
- Edward Hollingdale
- Gina Keane
- Harry Griffin
- Hugh Heading
- Jackson Rogers
- Jayden McNeill
- Joel Brandi
- Jolina Chen
- Kaidyn De Luca-Mazza
- Lawson Foster
- Leo John Petersen
- Liam Pipia
- Luke Alan Hill
- Lynette Svanosio
- Maddison Fletcher
- Marcus Ritchie
- Max Alidenes
- Mia Taylor
- Mitchell Anderson
- Myles Segal
- Nicolas Engelmann
- Oliver Sheppard
- Patrick Kleverlaan
- Sam Clements
- Tomi Nemaria
- Victor Jensen
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.