Competitions · New Zealand
Wellington Autumn 2016
Wellington · 22 May 2016 · 13 events · 37 competitors · 45 personal bests
Tom Nelson won four of the 13 events (3×3 blindfolded, 4×4 blindfolded, 5×5 blindfolded) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by James Macdiarmid by 0.66 seconds. 37 competitors produced 45 personal bests, 10 of which still stand today, and 20 people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
A continental record
Tom Nelson set the 5×5 blindfolded single continental record: 7:44.01.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Alex Asbery | 11.32 | 12.49 |
| 2×2 | Mukund Karthik | 2.74 | 3.36 |
| 4×4 | Mukund Karthik | 48.99 | 50.30 |
| 5×5 | Alex Asbery | 1:32.00 | 1:42.48 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Tom Nelson | 48.57 | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | David Lim | 23.63 | 24.54 |
| Megaminx | Christian Houghton | 1:18.47 | 1:22.40 |
| Pyraminx | James Macdiarmid | 4.56 | 7.03 |
| Skewb | Aneurin Hunt | 5.37 | 6.69 |
| Square-1 | Aneurin Hunt | 23.66 | 26.11 |
| 4×4 blindfolded | Tom Nelson | 3:17.81 | — |
| 5×5 blindfolded | Tom Nelson | 7:44.01 | — |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | Tom Nelson | — | — |
The PB harvest
45 set · 10 still standing- Christian Houghton — 3×3 single 8.08: into the top 2.9% of the event's history.
- Henry Lee — 3×3 single 12.84: into the top 16.9% of the event's history.
- Chris Maiyaven — 3×3 single 18.68: into the top 36.2% of the event's history.
- Henry Lee — 4×4 single 1:03.49: into the top 40.1% of the event's history.
- William Palmer — 2×2 single 5.11: into the top 40.7% of the event's history.
- Mitchell Cameron — 3×3 one-handed single 29.95: into the top 46.5% of the event's history.
- Henry Lee — 2×2 single 5.62: into the top 46.7% of the event's history.
- Mitchell Cameron — 4×4 single 1:23.44: into the top 58.6% of the event's history.
First-timers
20 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 17,946 people who made their debut in 2016. Start here explains what a first competition is like.
Records watch
9 regional records were set at this competition.
The field
37 competitors · 219 results · 13 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. Alex Asbery won it with a 12.49 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
R2 B2 R2 B' F2 U2 L2 F L2 F' L2 U L' B2 F2 L2 U F2 L' B - 2
L2 B2 D2 B2 F2 L R D2 R F R B2 D R' B2 U R' F L' B' - 3
F B' R' D' R D2 F R2 D R2 B2 U2 L2 D2 B' R2 D2 F2 U2 R2 - 4
R' L D F2 U' L2 D' F' B R D' L2 B2 U2 B2 D2 L B2 L' - 5
U' D R' D2 B D' F D2 L B' D' L2 F R2 L2 F' U2 L2 B'
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
37 competitors- Alex Asbery
- Aneurin Hunt
- Angela Braganza
- Asher Duffield
- Blake Storrier
- Chenoa Brungar
- Chris Maiyaven
- Christian Houghton
- David Lim
- Enzo Li
- Ethan Pan
- Finn Trass
- Hannah Taylor
- Harry Davies
- Henry Lee
- James Macdiarmid
- Jett Donald Charnley
- Joshua Brungar
- Josiah Duffield
- Julian Sico
- Kane Dunlop
- Keone Shelley-Lyons
- Lee Stanton-Barnett
- Logan Fulton
- Louis Robin-Seniloli
- Mitchell Cameron
- Mukund Karthik
- Nik Bartlett
- Ossian Lynch
- Patrick Eir
- Patrick Jones-Mackay
- Spencer Rangihaeata
- Tim Xie
- Tom Nelson
- Tom Stanton-Barnett
- William Palmer
- Zachary Taylor
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.