Mind Games 2017

Date: Jan 28, 2017
City: Wellington, New Zealand
Venue: ASB Sports Centre
Address: 72 Kemp St, Kilbirnie, Wellington 6022, New Zealand
Details: Matairangi Room
Website: Mind Games 2017 website
Contact: https://www.speedcubing.nz/event/mind-games-2017/contact
Organizers: James Macdiarmid and Joshua Brungar
WCA Delegate: Alex Asbery

Information

Mind Games 2017 is an official World Cube Association (WCA) sanctioned speedcubing competition. It is focused on some of the more mentally demanding events, that are given less of a focus in normal competitions - blindfolded and fewest moves solving, specifically.

The competition is open to all competitors regardless of experience or skill, but there is a competitor limit of 60 people (FMC will have a limit of 25 competitors), due to venue constraints. There will also be event-based time limits in place, to ensure we stay on schedule, especially given the time taken by fewest moves solving. No prior experience in WCA competitions is necessary, but competitors should be familiar with the WCA regulations.

Events
Main event
Competitors: 32

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James Macdiarmid won with an average of 11.32 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Oliver Jenks finished second (11.65) and Alex Asbery finished third (13.21).

Alex Asbery - New Zealand WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best		Average		Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	Final	3	10.85		13.21		New Zealand	11.79	10.85	15.48	13.21	14.63
	First round	4	11.57		12.78		New Zealand	16.33	14.09	12.50	11.57	11.76
4x4x4 Cube	Final	1	36.96	NR	45.00	NR	New Zealand	44.06	44.60	46.33	36.96	50.18
	First round	2	45.86		48.48		New Zealand	49.41	45.86	53.98	48.24	47.78
5x5x5 Cube	Final	1	1:30.91		1:34.36		New Zealand	1:34.85	1:48.90	1:32.89	1:30.91	1:35.35
6x6x6 Cube	Final	1	2:58.22		3:19.23		New Zealand	2:58.22	3:35.70	3:23.78

Alex Sharples - New Zealand WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	First round	16	18.07	18.75	New Zealand	18.25	18.07	21.70	18.23	19.77
4x4x4 Cube	First round	10	1:08.27	1:11.89	New Zealand	1:13.04	1:08.27	1:12.40	1:14.14	1:10.24
5x5x5 Cube	Final	12	3:03.37		New Zealand	3:03.37	3:11.38
3x3x3 Fewest Moves	Final	11	45	DNF	New Zealand	DNF	45	50

Andrew Booth - New Zealand WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best		Average		Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	First round	28	41.53		49.28		New Zealand	1:17.74	47.15	55.55	41.53	45.15

Aneurin Hunt - New Zealand WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	First round	13	14.42	16.70	New Zealand	14.42	18.22	14.77	17.12	19.10
4x4x4 Cube	Final	6	48.92	58.43	New Zealand	48.92	59.25	50.64	1:12.11	1:05.41
	First round	7	54.16	1:02.27	New Zealand	1:03.50	58.62	1:04.68	54.16	1:10.05
5x5x5 Cube	Final	4	1:45.25	1:49.35	New Zealand	1:47.27	2:04.13	1:49.91	1:50.87	1:45.25
6x6x6 Cube	Final	3	4:05.29		New Zealand	4:05.29
3x3x3 Blindfolded	Final	4	DNF	DNF	New Zealand	DNF	DNF	DNF
3x3x3 Fewest Moves	Final	7	36	DNF	New Zealand	DNF	37	36
Megaminx	Final	3	1:32.33	1:40.86	New Zealand	1:55.36	1:32.33	1:36.62	1:41.22	1:44.74
4x4x4 Blindfolded	Final	2	DNF	DNF	New Zealand	DNF	DNS	DNS
3x3x3 Multi-Blind	Final	5	DNF		New Zealand	DNF

Ari MacIver - New Zealand WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best		Average		Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	First round	24	29.70		36.61		New Zealand	38.92	33.52	39.57	29.70	37.40

Ben Riddell - New Zealand WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best		Average		Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	First round	22	24.53		26.01		New Zealand	28.36	26.22	25.35	26.46	24.53

Brandon Ru - New Zealand WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	First round	11	12.60	15.57	New Zealand	21.38	18.03	15.92	12.60	12.77
4x4x4 Cube	First round	16	1:07.68	1:36.78	New Zealand	1:35.29	1:37.45	1:37.61	1:43.91	1:07.68
3x3x3 Blindfolded	Final	3	4:22.65	DNF	New Zealand	DNF	DNF	4:22.65
3x3x3 Fewest Moves	Final	15	DNF	DNF	New Zealand	DNF	DNF	DNF
3x3x3 Multi-Blind	Final	2	3/4 34:20		New Zealand	3/4 34:20

Christian Houghton - New Zealand WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best		Average	Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	Final	8	14.00		15.08	New Zealand	16.39	14.00	14.98	15.80	14.47
	First round	6	13.42		13.77	New Zealand	15.72	13.81	13.89	13.42	13.62
4x4x4 Cube	Final	5	49.00		54.15	New Zealand	49.00	59.56	1:01.43	51.40	51.49
	First round	6	54.62		1:00.86	New Zealand	1:08.16	59.49	1:08.09	54.62	55.01
5x5x5 Cube	Final	3	1:43.62		1:47.50	New Zealand	1:43.62	2:01.04	1:48.73	1:50.06	1:43.71
6x6x6 Cube	Final	6	4:36.61			New Zealand	4:36.61
3x3x3 Fewest Moves	Final	3	39		41.00	New Zealand	44	39	40
Megaminx	Final	1	1:06.56	NR	1:12.63	New Zealand	1:12.40	1:15.56	1:06.56	DNF	1:09.92

Doogie Taylor - United Kingdom WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best		Average		Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	First round	26	33.59		43.73		United Kingdom	1:21.59	39.21	33.59	53.40	38.58
4x4x4 Cube	First round	22	3:30.00				United Kingdom	DNF	3:30.00

Ethan Pan - New Zealand WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	Final	7	12.29	14.77	New Zealand	13.60	14.10	12.29	17.80	16.62
	First round	8	13.32	14.80	New Zealand	13.32	14.59	14.42	15.58	15.39
4x4x4 Cube	First round	12	1:10.65	1:14.32	New Zealand	1:14.68	1:16.19	1:25.44	1:10.65	1:12.10
3x3x3 Fewest Moves	Final	8	41	DNF	New Zealand	DNF	42	41
Megaminx	Final	4	2:06.24		New Zealand	2:13.66	2:06.24

Finn Trass - New Zealand WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	Final	5	11.33	13.78	New Zealand	11.33	13.53	12.33	15.47	DNF
	First round	5	11.62	13.74	New Zealand	12.44	15.88	11.62	17.10	12.90
4x4x4 Cube	Final	3	46.21	48.71	New Zealand	47.16	50.16	48.81	46.21	52.18
	First round	1	44.04	47.01	New Zealand	53.15	49.20	44.04	45.40	46.43
5x5x5 Cube	Final	7	1:52.52	1:58.68	New Zealand	1:52.52	2:03.00	2:07.51	1:55.48	1:57.56

Harry Philpott - New Zealand WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best		Average		Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	First round	29	52.24		1:05.66		New Zealand	52.24	1:09.91	1:15.63	1:06.41	1:00.66

James Macdiarmid - New Zealand WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	Final	1	9.96	11.32	New Zealand	9.96	13.06	10.37	10.68	12.92
	First round	1	9.57	12.04	New Zealand	12.63	13.59	9.89	9.57	16.17
4x4x4 Cube	Final	2	44.16	47.94	New Zealand	47.19	49.38	44.16	51.92	47.25
	First round	4	51.19	53.76	New Zealand	56.69	52.54	51.19	55.91	52.84
5x5x5 Cube	Final	2	1:36.32	1:38.79	New Zealand	1:37.87	1:36.32	1:47.95	1:39.80	1:38.69
6x6x6 Cube	Final	2	3:21.64	3:29.97	New Zealand	3:31.66	3:36.62	3:21.64
3x3x3 Fewest Moves	Final	2	29	29.67	New Zealand	29	31	29
Megaminx	Final	2	1:18.71	1:23.93	New Zealand	1:50.97	1:24.92	1:27.17	1:19.71	1:18.71

Joshua Brungar - New Zealand WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best		Average		Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	First round	18	17.10		21.55		New Zealand	34.09	20.96	17.10	20.84	22.85

Julian Sico - New Zealand WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	First round	14	16.09	17.16	New Zealand	17.41	16.09	16.49	17.58	DNF
4x4x4 Cube	First round	14	1:12.30	1:22.90	New Zealand	1:12.30	1:16.78	1:24.36	1:39.79	1:27.55
3x3x3 Fewest Moves	Final	13	52	DNF	New Zealand	DNF	DNF	52

Juliette MacIver - New Zealand WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best		Average		Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Blindfolded	Final	4	DNF		DNF		New Zealand	DNF	DNF	DNF
3x3x3 Multi-Blind	Final	4	2/3 26:19				New Zealand	2/3 26:19

Keone Shelley-Lyons - New Zealand WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	Final	4	11.50	13.39	New Zealand	12.08	DNF	11.50	12.76	15.32
	First round	7	11.26	14.29	New Zealand	16.51	21.70	14.85	11.26	11.50
4x4x4 Cube	First round	15	1:13.08	1:23.46	New Zealand	1:13.08	1:19.32	1:43.69	1:26.55	1:24.52
5x5x5 Cube	Final	11	2:28.94	3:01.48	New Zealand	3:22.68	2:53.96	3:41.20	2:47.80	2:28.94

Kian Jones - New Zealand WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	First round	19	19.45	23.37	New Zealand	23.70	23.53	22.89	19.45	25.20
4x4x4 Cube	First round	18	1:38.18	1:54.22	New Zealand	2:25.86	1:53.28	1:38.18	1:53.39	1:56.00
3x3x3 Fewest Moves	Final	12	51	DNF	New Zealand	DNF	51	51

Lee Stanton-Barnett - New Zealand WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	First round	17	16.32	19.86	New Zealand	19.47	DNF	20.72	16.32	19.39
4x4x4 Cube	First round	13	1:18.08	1:21.07	New Zealand	1:27.03	1:18.84	1:18.08	1:24.74	1:19.62
5x5x5 Cube	Final	10	2:21.56	2:47.84	New Zealand	2:21.56	2:56.91	2:54.68	2:35.66	2:53.18
3x3x3 Blindfolded	Final	4	DNF	DNF	New Zealand	DNF	DNF	DNF
3x3x3 Fewest Moves	Final	4	44	48.67	New Zealand	44	49	53
Megaminx	Final	7	2:48.79		New Zealand	2:48.79	3:08.11

Louis MacIver - New Zealand WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	First round	23	25.01	31.52	New Zealand	30.65	25.01	33.28	30.63	39.08
4x4x4 Cube	First round	21	2:40.70		New Zealand	2:52.61	2:40.70
3x3x3 Fewest Moves	Final	5	48	56.67	New Zealand	62	60	48

Lucas O'Connell - Italy WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	First round	15	13.75	17.77	Italy	17.67	15.28	20.36	23.00	13.75
4x4x4 Cube	First round	9	1:05.79	1:10.63	Italy	1:23.05	1:09.27	1:09.84	1:05.79	1:12.77
5x5x5 Cube	Final	9	2:15.93	2:26.46	Italy	2:29.16	2:26.93	2:23.29	2:33.73	2:15.93
3x3x3 Blindfolded	Final	4	DNF	DNF	Italy	DNF	DNF	DNF
3x3x3 Fewest Moves	Final	9	42	DNF	Italy	DNF	43	42
Megaminx	Final	8	3:04.28		Italy	3:34.11	3:04.28

Mike Ma - New Zealand WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best		Average		Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	First round	21	23.30		25.96		New Zealand	25.90	29.07	23.30	26.84	25.15
3x3x3 Fewest Moves	Final	6	55		57.00		New Zealand	55	60	56

Mikko Leonhardt - New Zealand WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best		Average		Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	First round	31	1:30.39		1:50.68		New Zealand	1:30.39	2:04.35	1:48.31	1:39.38	2:35.98

Nicholas Yiavasis - New Zealand WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best		Average		Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	First round	27	34.30		45.72		New Zealand	1:03.25	37.02	38.88	34.30	1:01.26
4x4x4 Cube	First round	20	2:24.39		3:22.45		New Zealand	2:24.39	4:41.26	4:26.47	2:54.43	2:46.44

Nik Bartlett - New Zealand WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	Final	6	13.25	14.76	New Zealand	15.39	13.87	13.25	15.08	15.33
	First round	3	10.54	12.64	New Zealand	15.89	10.54	12.54	13.09	12.29
3x3x3 Blindfolded	Final	2	3:56.01	DNF	New Zealand	DNF	5:11.10	3:56.01
3x3x3 Fewest Moves	Final	10	43	DNF	New Zealand	DNF	43	DNS
3x3x3 Multi-Blind	Final	3	2/3 23:34		New Zealand	2/3 23:34

Oliver Jenks - New Zealand WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	Final	2	10.42	11.65	New Zealand	12.23	10.42	15.36	12.20	10.53
	First round	2	11.29	12.35	New Zealand	11.29	11.68	19.36	11.39	13.99
4x4x4 Cube	Final	8	1:01.67	1:04.74	New Zealand	1:39.97	1:05.61	1:05.70	1:02.92	1:01.67
	First round	8	57.63	1:08.57	New Zealand	1:18.43	DNF	1:00.52	1:06.76	57.63
3x3x3 Blindfolded	Final	4	DNF	DNF	New Zealand	DNF	DNF	DNF

Ray Wu - New Zealand WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	First round	10	10.78	15.21	New Zealand	16.15	13.84	10.78	17.71	15.63
4x4x4 Cube	Final	4	44.81	49.37	New Zealand	50.72	44.81	51.83	47.67	49.72
	First round	3	47.78	51.15	New Zealand	54.45	47.78	50.33	51.98	51.15
5x5x5 Cube	Final	5	1:43.37	1:49.65	New Zealand	1:46.82	1:43.37	1:49.75	1:53.51	1:52.37

Spencer Rangihaeata - New Zealand WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best		Average		Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	First round	20	18.31		24.41		New Zealand	25.45	51.27	18.31	21.93	25.85
4x4x4 Cube	First round	17	1:43.24		1:51.15		New Zealand	1:43.24	1:44.14	2:32.26	1:58.12	1:51.20

Theo Conway - New Zealand WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best		Average		Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	First round	30	59.74		1:22.98		New Zealand	1:34.50	1:22.06	1:12.38	59.74	1:35.86

Tom Nelson - New Zealand WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best		Average		Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	First round	9	13.96		15.02		New Zealand	15.51	14.54	17.98	13.96	15.02
4x4x4 Cube	Final	7	55.98		1:01.61		New Zealand	59.91	55.98	1:08.28	1:03.00	1:01.91
	First round	5	52.17		59.64		New Zealand	1:02.88	1:02.09	59.97	56.87	52.17
5x5x5 Cube	Final	6	1:34.12		1:53.81		New Zealand	2:02.17	1:41.12	1:58.15	2:07.44	1:34.12
6x6x6 Cube	Final	5	4:14.83				New Zealand	4:14.83
3x3x3 Blindfolded	Final	1	39.68	NR	46.70		New Zealand	39.68	47.90	52.53
3x3x3 Fewest Moves	Final	1	26	NR	29.00	NR	New Zealand	29	26	32
Megaminx	Final	5	2:10.20				New Zealand	2:10.20	2:29.05
4x4x4 Blindfolded	Final	1	3:10.67		DNF		New Zealand	DNF	3:22.86	3:10.67
5x5x5 Blindfolded	Final	1	DNF		DNF		New Zealand	DNF	DNF	DNF
3x3x3 Multi-Blind	Final	1	26/31 57:51	NR			New Zealand	26/31 57:51

Tom Stanton-Barnett - New Zealand WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	First round	12	14.99	15.87	New Zealand	15.77	21.60	16.15	14.99	15.68
4x4x4 Cube	First round	11	59.14	1:12.83	New Zealand	59.14	1:17.75	1:07.13	1:16.27	1:15.09
5x5x5 Cube	Final	8	2:03.30	2:12.49	New Zealand	2:03.30	2:22.10	2:23.00	2:10.07	2:05.29
6x6x6 Cube	Final	4	4:13.18		New Zealand	4:13.18
3x3x3 Fewest Moves	Final	14	61	DNF	New Zealand	DNF	62	61
Megaminx	Final	6	2:16.11		New Zealand	2:34.49	2:16.11

William Palmer - New Zealand WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	First round	25	29.85	36.94	New Zealand	37.56	43.84	36.94	29.85	36.31
4x4x4 Cube	First round	19	1:56.69	2:05.40	New Zealand	2:30.72	1:56.69	2:07.82	2:04.08	2:04.29
5x5x5 Cube	Final	13	3:27.72		New Zealand	3:30.41	3:27.72
6x6x6 Cube	Final	7	6:17.36		New Zealand	6:17.36
Megaminx	Final	9	4:47.56		New Zealand	5:08.93	4:47.56