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Turning in Townsville 2024

Townsville, Queensland · 18 May 2024 · 12 events · 26 competitors · 33 personal bests

Jayden McNeill won nine of the twelve events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Jayden McNeill by 1.29 seconds. 26 competitors produced 33 personal bests, 16 of which still stand today, and seven people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Jayden McNeill set the 3×3 Fewest Moves average continental record: 21.00.

Nine wins
Jayden McNeill — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, 3×3 Fewest Moves, 3×3 one-handed, Square-1
1.29s
closest final — 2×2, Jayden McNeill over Liam Pipia
33
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Jayden McNeill8.179.49
2×2Jayden McNeill1.682.74
4×4Jayden McNeill31.1334.36
5×5Jayden McNeill1:01.521:05.13
6×6Jayden McNeill2:05.652:10.99
7×7Jayden McNeill3:29.753:34.94
3×3 blindfoldedDavid McLean1:29.68
3×3 Fewest MovesJayden McNeill20 moves21.00
3×3 one-handedJayden McNeill10.8913.48
PyraminxLiam Pipia3.073.96
SkewbBen Wakelin3.673.95
Square-1Jayden McNeill11.9617.06

The PB harvest

33 set · 16 still standing
  • David McLean — 4×4 single 37.21: into the top 8.9% of the event's history.
  • Ming Dao Ting — Skewb single 3.80: into the top 9.6% of the event's history.
  • Sam Clements — 2×2 single 2.65: into the top 10.4% of the event's history.
  • Sam Clements — 3×3 single 11.39: into the top 11.8% of the event's history.
  • David McLean — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 29 moves: into the top 12.2% of the event's history.
  • Tomi Nemaria — 3×3 single 11.68: into the top 12.8% of the event's history.
  • Sam Clements — 3×3 one-handed single 19.98: into the top 20.4% of the event's history.
  • Laura Ting — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 33 moves: into the top 23.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

Seven people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 32,954 people who made their debut in 2024. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

26 competitors · 219 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. Jayden McNeill won it with a 9.49 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

26 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.