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WA Open 2023

Perth, Western Australia · 26 August 2023 · 8 events · 143 competitors · 173 personal bests

Jonathan Charlesworth won three of the eight events (4×4, 5×5, Skewb) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Joshua Hounslow by 0.04 seconds. 143 competitors produced 173 personal bests, 63 of which still stand today, and 38 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Gagan Gupta took a 2×2 single of 14.38 down to 4.76, 67 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Jonathan Charlesworth — 4×4, 5×5, Skewb
0.04s
closest final — 2×2, Joshua Hounslow over Jonathan Charlesworth
173
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Alevio Hamizan Ersha6.927.91
2×2Joshua Hounslow1.512.44
4×4Jonathan Charlesworth29.4832.52
5×5Jonathan Charlesworth53.671:00.58
3×3 blindfoldedAmy Smith46.1052.22
MegaminxJames Holdsworth47.7249.35
PyraminxJoshua Hounslow2.653.90
SkewbJonathan Charlesworth1.713.56

The PB harvest

173 set · 63 still standing
  • Noah Cheong — 3×3 single 7.53: into the top 2.0% of the event's history.
  • Sanjit Singh Saluja — 2×2 single 1.69: into the top 3.0% of the event's history.
  • Nathaniel Xian Loong Lee — 3×3 single 9.56: into the top 6.3% of the event's history.
  • Jeann Valdez — Pyraminx single 3.83: into the top 6.9% of the event's history.
  • Benjamin Walker — 2×2 single 2.39: into the top 7.9% of the event's history.
  • Lachlan Stephens — Skewb single 3.79: into the top 9.5% of the event's history.
  • Carter Barnes — 2×2 single 2.57: into the top 9.6% of the event's history.
  • Liam Reid — Pyraminx single 4.59: into the top 10.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

38 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

No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.

The field

143 competitors · 867 results · 8 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. Alevio Hamizan Ersha won it with a 7.91 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

143 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.