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Wellington Winter 2015

Wellington · 21 June 2015 · 12 events · 25 competitors · 22 personal bests

Joe Nowak won five of the twelve events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Aneurin Hunt by 0.17 seconds. 25 competitors produced 22 personal bests, 5 of which still stand today, and 13 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Tom Nelson set the 2×2 single national record: 1.21.

Five wins
Joe Nowak — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 7×7, 3×3 one-handed
0.17s
closest final — 2×2, Aneurin Hunt over Alex Asbery
22
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Joe Nowak10.0310.38
2×2Aneurin Hunt3.243.58
4×4Joe Nowak37.4943.28
5×5Joe Nowak1:30.341:36.56
7×7Joe Nowak5:52.976:11.98
3×3 blindfoldedTom Nelson1:15.651:20.22
3×3 one-handedJoe Nowak14.8018.15
PyraminxAneurin Hunt6.938.18
SkewbAneurin Hunt5.576.71
Square-1Aneurin Hunt34.2240.96
4×4 blindfoldedTom Nelson4:49.26
5×5 blindfoldedChris Hardwick

The PB harvest

22 set · 5 still standing
  • Tom Nelson — 2×2 single 1.21: into the top 1.1% of the event's history.
  • Cameron Hobbs — 2×2 single 3.27: into the top 17.4% of the event's history.
  • Rhys Loudon — 3×3 single 13.67: into the top 19.8% of the event's history.
  • Rhys Loudon — 2×2 single 3.83: into the top 24.3% of the event's history.
  • Joe Nowak — Skewb single 10.51: into the top 58.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

13 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 12,291 people who made their debut in 2015. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

3 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

25 competitors · 144 results · 12 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. Joe Nowak won it with a 10.38 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

25 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.