Competitions · New Zealand
Twisty Taranaki 2021
New Plymouth · 20 March 2021 · 7 events · 68 competitors · 67 personal bests
Chris Mills won two of the seven events (3×3, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Adrien Auvray Matyn by 0.08 seconds. 68 competitors produced 67 personal bests, 16 of which still stand today, and 35 people held a competitor card for the first time.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Chris Mills | 6.48 | 7.62 |
| 2×2 | Adrien Auvray Matyn | 1.72 | 2.70 |
| 4×4 | Ben Kirby | 27.35 | 30.41 |
| 5×5 | Ben Kirby | 55.87 | 59.32 |
| Megaminx | Alexander Vujcich | 36.47 | 38.78 |
| Pyraminx | Chris Mills | 2.52 | 4.14 |
| Skewb | Adrien Auvray Matyn | 3.41 | 3.62 |
The PB harvest
67 set · 16 still standing- Isaac Latta — Skewb single 1.96: into the top 1.3% of the event's history.
- Benjamin Bucksmith — 3×3 single 10.09: into the top 7.7% of the event's history.
- Jesse Benya Barnarde — 2×2 single 3.95: into the top 25.9% of the event's history.
- Jesse Benya Barnarde — 3×3 single 16.40: into the top 29.1% of the event's history.
- Tyler Lay — 2×2 single 4.68: into the top 35.2% of the event's history.
- Oliver Jull — Pyraminx single 7.95: into the top 35.8% of the event's history.
- Benjamin Bucksmith — Skewb single 7.29: into the top 35.9% of the event's history.
- Isaac Latta — Megaminx single 1:49.08: into the top 39.8% of the event's history.
First-timers
35 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 4,438 people who made their debut in 2021. Start here explains what a first competition is like.
Records watch
1 regional record was set at this competition.
The field
68 competitors · 318 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. Chris Mills won it with a 7.62 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
U B D2 F L2 B' D2 B' L2 D' F2 D2 L' F' L' F2 U2 B2 D2 - 2
U D' F2 D L B L' D' F' L D2 R2 U D F2 D B2 - 3
B R2 D2 U2 B R2 B2 F' D' R2 F U' R' B' D2 L' D' B' U2 - 4
B' R2 U B2 L' U2 B2 R U2 B2 L D2 L' D B' R U' R' B' R - 5
L' D2 L' D2 U2 L B2 U2 R' U2 F' R2 B' L B2 U F' D2 L
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
68 competitors- Adrien Auvray Matyn
- Aidan Connole
- Alex Asbery
- Alexander Vujcich
- Aneurin Hunt
- Angela Braganza
- Anonymous
- Ashton Lucas True
- Beau Broughton
- Ben Kirby
- Ben Newton
- Benjamin Bucksmith
- Charlie Luxton-Symes
- Chase Hamblyn
- Chris Mills
- Claire Frew
- Corbin Dykes
- Cortez Hamblyn
- Daniel Pritchard
- Drake McLellan
- Edwin Shen
- Ethan Frew
- Ewan Geertson
- Ezra Kiripatea
- Finn Wightman
- Harrison Newton Allen
- Isaac Latta
- Ivan Solilin
- Jackson Connole
- Jacob Watters
- James Bailey
- James Rahman
- Jesse Benya Barnarde
- Johan Van De Veen
- Joshua Brungar
- Joshua Slyfield
- Kabir Paik
- Kerem Yaprak
- Kobe Tihema
- Kodo Drayton
- Levente Swanepoel
- Liam Wadek
- Lily Wilton
- Lucas Buck
- Lui Villarias
- Luke Heath-Edwards
- Matteo Ortiz
- Mikaela Davidson
- Mitya Lark
- Muhammad Muzzammil Khan
- Nate Mochrie
- Oliver Jull
- Peter Gao
- Phelix Pipe
- Ranbir Paik
- Richard Yiheng Tao
- Tyler Bullivant
- Tyler Connole
- Tyler Lay
- Vinnie Falconer
- Viswas Om Nooney
- Will Fairfax
- William Barlow
- Wing Chan
- Xavier Evans
- Yasmin Chan
- Yuki Gao
- Zachary Doblas
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.