Competitions · Australia

West Melbourne Open 2026

Melbourne, Victoria · 11 April 2026 · 8 events · 186 competitors · 211 personal bests

Riley Dexter won two of the eight events (3×3, 4×4) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Ryan Chen by 0.09 seconds. 186 competitors produced 211 personal bests, 149 of which still stand today, and 51 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Riley Dexter set the 3×3 average continental record: 5.38.

Two wins

Riley Dexter — 3×3, 4×4

0.09s

closest final — Pyraminx, Ryan Chen over Charlie Handley

211

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Riley Dexter	4.57	6.19
2×2	Benjamin Kao	1.11	1.38
4×4	Riley Dexter	20.38	25.86
Clock	Benjamin Kao	3.96	4.99
Megaminx	Tommy Kiprillis	43.84	45.11
Pyraminx	Ryan Chen	2.51	2.88
Skewb	Max Parris	1.51	2.66
Square-1	David Epstein	5.50	6.62

The PB harvest

211 set · 149 still standing

Hashin Silva — 3×3 single 5.36: into the top 0.2% of the event's history.
Andy Gong — 3×3 single 5.56: into the top 0.27% of the event's history.
Hashin Silva — 2×2 single 0.98: into the top 0.52% of the event's history.
Benjamin Kao — Pyraminx single 1.65: into the top 0.61% of the event's history.
David Clarke — 2×2 single 1.34: into the top 1.5% of the event's history.
Lucas Dinh — Pyraminx single 2.63: into the top 2.5% of the event's history.
David Clarke — Pyraminx single 2.66: into the top 2.6% of the event's history.
David Clarke — Clock single 4.28: into the top 2.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

51 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 18,546 people who made their debut in 2026. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

186 competitors · 1249 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. Riley Dexter won it with a 6.19 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

186 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.