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Victorian Open 2022

Melbourne, Victoria · 4 June 2022 · 10 events · 307 competitors · 244 personal bests

Bryan Eng won six of the ten events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Bryan Eng by 0.16 seconds. 307 competitors produced 244 personal bests, 77 of which still stand today, and 117 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

David Epstein took a Clock single of 18.98 down to 7.99, 58 percent better in one day.

Six wins
Bryan Eng — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx
0.16s
closest final — 3×3, Bryan Eng over Phoenix Patterson
244
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Bryan Eng7.588.36
2×2Bryan Eng1.211.55
4×4Bryan Eng30.2132.08
5×5Bryan Eng52.1159.50
3×3 blindfoldedJoshua Chau24.57—
3×3 one-handedBryan Eng11.6615.09
ClockZayd Chaudhry4.705.86
MegaminxBryan Eng50.3355.10
4×4 blindfoldedMichael Tripodi1:56.34—
5×5 blindfoldedLennon Hughes16:09.00—

The PB harvest

244 set · 77 still standing
  • Jacob McGruddy — 2×2 single 1.42: into the top 1.8% of the event's history.
  • Yanbo Ma — 2×2 single 1.93: into the top 4.3% of the event's history.
  • Yanbo Ma — 3×3 single 9.68: into the top 6.6% of the event's history.
  • Joshua Chau — 3×3 single 9.84: into the top 7.0% of the event's history.
  • Harry Liang — 3×3 single 11.02: into the top 10.5% of the event's history.
  • Harry Price — 3×3 single 11.22: into the top 11.2% of the event's history.
  • Patricia Tedja — 3×3 single 11.79: into the top 13.2% of the event's history.
  • Kaelan Lowe — 3×3 single 12.85: into the top 16.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

117 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,245 people who made their debut in 2022. 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

307 competitors · 1251 results · 10 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. Bryan Eng won it with a 8.36 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

307 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.