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Welcome Back Wellington 2020

Wellington · 24 October 2020 · 12 events · 56 competitors · 111 personal bests

Ben Kirby won four of the twelve events (4×4, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Jasper Murray by 0.09 seconds. 56 competitors produced 111 personal bests, 14 of which still stand today, and 21 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Ben Kirby set the 4×4 single national record: 26.86.

Four wins
Ben Kirby — 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7
0.09s
closest final — Pyraminx, Jasper Murray over Dwyane Ramos
111
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Adrien Auvray Matyn7.198.06
2×2Lucas O'Connell1.792.13
4×4Ben Kirby28.5231.44
5×5Ben Kirby52.931:00.31
6×6Ben Kirby1:48.341:59.19
7×7Ben Kirby2:44.072:54.08
3×3 blindfoldedTom Nelson29.85
MegaminxAlexander Vujcich41.3746.03
PyraminxJasper Murray2.432.92
SkewbDwyane Ramos1.792.87
Square-1Dwyane Ramos11.1613.29
3×3 Multi-BlindTom Nelson21 of 30 cubes · 1:00:00

The PB harvest

111 set · 14 still standing
  • Richie Moon — 3×3 single 9.89: into the top 7.1% of the event's history.
  • Richie Moon — 2×2 single 2.48: into the top 8.7% of the event's history.
  • Kaiden Ziegler — 2×2 single 2.49: into the top 8.8% of the event's history.
  • Nathan Black — 2×2 single 2.54: into the top 9.3% of the event's history.
  • Duncan McDonald — 2×2 single 2.84: into the top 12.4% of the event's history.
  • Hugo Carter — Pyraminx single 5.22: into the top 14.6% of the event's history.
  • Oliver Jull — 3×3 single 12.89: into the top 17.0% of the event's history.
  • Corey Bates — Skewb single 5.06: into the top 18.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

21 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 4,608 people who made their debut in 2020. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

6 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

56 competitors · 423 results · 12 events.

Everyone who competed

56 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.