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Wellington Winter 2018

Wellington · 21 July 2018 · 9 events · 40 competitors · 68 personal bests

Finn Trass won two of the nine events (3×3, 4×4) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Isaac Latta by 0.06 seconds. 40 competitors produced 68 personal bests, 31 of which still stand today, and nine people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Alex Asbery set the 5×5 single national record: 1:04.28.

Two wins
Finn Trass — 3×3, 4×4
0.06s
closest final — Skewb, Isaac Latta over Ossian Lynch
68
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Finn Trass8.579.15
2×2Gavin Moon1.472.54
4×4Finn Trass31.6135.44
5×5Ben Kirby1:04.721:13.04
3×3 one-handedOliver Jenks13.6814.70
PyraminxBen Kirby3.144.26
SkewbIsaac Latta4.705.61
4×4 blindfoldedTom Nelson2:07.26
5×5 blindfoldedJim Zhu

The PB harvest

68 set · 31 still standing
  • Gavin Moon — 2×2 single 1.47: into the top 2.0% of the event's history.
  • Ethan Palendeng — 2×2 single 1.69: into the top 3.0% of the event's history.
  • Tom Nelson — 4×4 single 38.78: into the top 10.7% of the event's history.
  • Ethan Palendeng — Pyraminx single 4.63: into the top 11.0% of the event's history.
  • Ethan Palendeng — 3×3 one-handed single 17.41: into the top 13.6% of the event's history.
  • Ray Wu — 3×3 one-handed single 17.63: into the top 14.1% of the event's history.
  • Gavin Moon — 3×3 single 12.28: into the top 14.9% of the event's history.
  • Ethan Palendeng — 4×4 single 42.82: into the top 15.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

Nine people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,076 people who made their debut in 2018. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

40 competitors · 285 results · 9 events.

Everyone who competed

40 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.