Mind Games 2019

Date: Jan 26, 2019
City: Wellington, New Zealand
Venue: ASB Sports Centre
Address: 72 Kemp St, Kilbirnie, Wellington 6022, New Zealand
Details: Matairangi Room
Website: Mind Games 2019 website
Contact: https://www.speedcubing.nz/event/mind-games-2019/contact
Organizers: Joshua Brungar and Tom Nelson
WCA Delegates: Alex Asbery and James Macdiarmid

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Information

Mind Games 2019 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. 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.

The main event of this competition is Fewest Moves

Events
Main event
Competitors: 29

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Mind Games 2019 Cubing Competition

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There is a competitor limit of 60 competitors.
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James Macdiarmid won with a mean of 31.67 moves in the 3x3x3 Fewest Moves event. Cheng-Ru Yang finished second (34.33) and Lucas O'Connell finished third (37.67).

Oceanian records: Tom Nelson‎ 5x5x5 Blindfolded 3:48.44 (single).

Aadhithya Hariharan - India WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best		Average		Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	First round	29	1:06.92		1:12.43		India	1:06.92	1:13.92	1:15.58	1:07.79	1:16.01

Alex Asbery - New Zealand WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	Final	7	9.89	11.86	New Zealand	12.56	DNF	12.60	9.89	10.42
	First round	4	8.27	11.48	New Zealand	10.78	12.80	8.27	11.22	12.43
4x4x4 Cube	Final	6	35.47	43.10	New Zealand	35.47	41.75	45.90	45.08	42.47
	First round	4	34.00	39.88	New Zealand	41.69	41.63	38.78	39.23	34.00
6x6x6 Cube	Final	1	2:11.02	2:19.90	New Zealand	2:27.20	2:21.49	2:11.02
	First round	2	2:17.69	2:28.27	New Zealand	2:47.35	2:17.69	2:19.76
Megaminx	First round	8	1:20.94	1:33.52	New Zealand	1:35.78	2:00.90	1:29.24	1:20.94	1:35.53

Alex Sharples - New Zealand WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	Final	8	10.52	12.43	New Zealand	10.79	12.68	13.82	10.52	DNF
	First round	10	11.37	13.59	New Zealand	11.37	11.45	DNF	15.84	13.49
4x4x4 Cube	First round	12	45.05	58.52	New Zealand	59.49	57.00	1:03.29	45.05	59.06
3x3x3 Blindfolded	First round	7	2:33.14	DNF	New Zealand	DNF	DNF	2:33.14
3x3x3 Multi-Blind	Final	4	2/3 15:29		New Zealand	2/3 15:29

Aneurin Hunt - New Zealand WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	First round	17	11.30	16.65	New Zealand	11.63	11.30	25.36	12.95	DNF
4x4x4 Cube	First round	14	56.90	1:01.91	New Zealand	1:07.96	58.39	56.90	DNF	59.38
6x6x6 Cube	First round	9	2:51.48	3:18.52	New Zealand	3:34.01	3:30.06	2:51.48
3x3x3 Blindfolded	First round	9	DNF	DNF	New Zealand	DNF	DNF	DNF
3x3x3 Fewest Moves	Final	7	40	DNF	New Zealand	DNF	40	DNF
Megaminx	First round	6	1:17.81	1:28.16	New Zealand	1:35.80	1:25.62	1:23.05	1:38.62	1:17.81
4x4x4 Blindfolded	Final	2	DNF	DNF	New Zealand	DNF	DNF	DNS
5x5x5 Blindfolded	Final	2	DNF	DNF	New Zealand	DNF	DNS	DNS
3x3x3 Multi-Blind	Final	8	DNF		New Zealand	DNF

Caitlyn Mills - New Zealand WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best		Average		Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	First round	24	27.70		30.92		New Zealand	33.93	29.37	DNF	29.45	27.70

Caspar Levack - New Zealand WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	First round	27	25.67	31.83	New Zealand	39.40	25.67	28.67	29.35	37.47
4x4x4 Cube	First round	25	2:47.62		New Zealand	2:52.92	2:47.62
3x3x3 Blindfolded	First round	9	DNF	DNF	New Zealand	DNF	DNS	DNS
3x3x3 Fewest Moves	Final	11	61	DNF	New Zealand	DNF	61	DNF

Cheng-Ru Yang - New Zealand WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	Final	5	9.63	10.79	New Zealand	13.29	10.51	10.13	9.63	11.74
	First round	2	8.93	10.11	New Zealand	9.22	11.23	8.93	9.89	12.75
4x4x4 Cube	Final	5	36.62	39.87	New Zealand	41.26	36.62	44.23	39.03	39.33
	First round	2	32.07	37.66	New Zealand	40.38	46.12	35.21	37.39	32.07
6x6x6 Cube	First round	10	3:01.42	DNF	New Zealand	3:01.42	3:08.92	DNF
3x3x3 Blindfolded	First round	9	DNF	DNF	New Zealand	DNF	DNF	DNF
3x3x3 Fewest Moves	Final	2	32	34.33	New Zealand	37	34	32
Megaminx	First round	11	1:40.04	1:50.85	New Zealand	1:40.04	1:48.52	1:53.04	1:51.53	1:52.49
3x3x3 Multi-Blind	Final	8	DNF		New Zealand	DNF

Ethan Pan - New Zealand WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	Final	6	9.76	11.57	New Zealand	11.46	13.61	10.28	9.76	12.98
	First round	11	10.82	13.60	New Zealand	14.66	10.82	DNF	13.73	12.41
4x4x4 Cube	Final	7	38.66	43.81	New Zealand	43.36	43.67	38.66	44.40	46.31
	First round	7	41.50	44.68	New Zealand	41.50	42.75	46.05	45.23	47.10
6x6x6 Cube	First round	7	3:06.44	3:07.68	New Zealand	3:06.44	3:07.59	3:09.00
3x3x3 Blindfolded	Final	4	51.19	DNF	New Zealand	DNF	DNF	51.19
	First round	3	1:03.64	DNF	New Zealand	DNF	1:03.64	DNF
Megaminx	First round	12	1:49.30	1:59.51	New Zealand	2:19.15	1:54.06	2:01.05	2:03.42	1:49.30
4x4x4 Blindfolded	Final	2	DNF	DNF	New Zealand	DNF	DNF	DNF
3x3x3 Multi-Blind	Final	7	6/12 54:39		New Zealand	6/12 54:39

Finn Trass - New Zealand WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best	Average		Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	Final	2	8.02	8.93		New Zealand	12.97	8.69	8.75	8.02	9.34
	First round	7	9.57	11.84		New Zealand	14.48	10.49	12.32	12.71	9.57
4x4x4 Cube	Final	1	29.90	32.36	NR	New Zealand	33.22	32.68	31.19	29.90	33.96
	First round	3	34.92	38.42		New Zealand	39.00	34.92	37.30	38.96	39.12
6x6x6 Cube	Final	2	2:29.34	2:32.88		New Zealand	2:29.34	2:33.98	2:35.31
	First round	3	2:23.79	2:32.22		New Zealand	2:43.47	2:23.79	2:29.40
3x3x3 Blindfolded	First round	8	4:39.51	DNF		New Zealand	DNF	4:39.51	DNS
3x3x3 Fewest Moves	Final	4	44	48.00		New Zealand	49	51	44
Megaminx	Final	2	52.51	57.50		New Zealand	1:03.83	52.51	54.17	1:00.40	57.93
	First round	4	56.40	1:05.49		New Zealand	1:36.90	1:11.49	1:07.27	57.70	56.40
3x3x3 Multi-Blind	Final	8	DNF			New Zealand	DNF

Harrison Marsden - New Zealand WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	First round	13	11.07	14.41	New Zealand	16.99	17.04	14.37	11.07	11.86
4x4x4 Cube	First round	21	1:20.97	DNF	New Zealand	1:20.97	1:47.16	DNF	1:23.49	DNF
6x6x6 Cube	First round	12	DNF		New Zealand	DNF
3x3x3 Blindfolded	First round	9	DNF	DNF	New Zealand	DNF	DNF	DNF
3x3x3 Multi-Blind	Final	8	DNF		New Zealand	DNF

James Macdiarmid - New Zealand WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	Final	3	7.87	9.55	New Zealand	12.85	9.29	11.02	8.33	7.87
	First round	6	10.73	11.76	New Zealand	12.28	11.70	12.24	11.35	10.73
4x4x4 Cube	Final	4	35.75	38.93	New Zealand	35.75	41.76	42.42	37.04	38.00
	First round	5	36.74	40.11	New Zealand	42.06	39.66	38.60	36.74	44.53
3x3x3 Blindfolded	Final	2	40.12	DNF	New Zealand	DNF	DNF	40.12
	First round	4	1:03.80	DNF	New Zealand	DNF	DNF	1:03.80
3x3x3 Fewest Moves	Final	1	26	31.67	New Zealand	26	34	35
Megaminx	Final	1	42.94	46.07	New Zealand	50.67	46.34	43.17	48.71	42.94
	First round	1	41.05	46.50	New Zealand	48.12	52.61	41.56	49.83	41.05
3x3x3 Multi-Blind	Final	2	16/18 53:43		New Zealand	16/18 53:43

James Moore - New Zealand WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best		Average		Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	First round	20	15.85		18.59		New Zealand	17.67	18.89	19.22	21.63	15.85
4x4x4 Cube	First round	16	1:03.31		1:09.15		New Zealand	1:03.31	1:07.76	1:07.33	1:14.92	1:12.36

Jim Zhu - New Zealand WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	Final	11	12.36	14.32	New Zealand	12.57	16.12	12.36	15.08	15.30
	First round	12	10.94	14.16	New Zealand	13.82	15.98	10.94	12.69	20.93
4x4x4 Cube	Final	8	36.79	43.83	New Zealand	43.87	48.79	42.93	36.79	44.68
	First round	8	33.44	45.01	New Zealand	52.28	DNF	44.00	33.44	38.74
3x3x3 Blindfolded	First round	5	1:13.90	DNF	New Zealand	1:28.28	DNF	1:13.90
3x3x3 Fewest Moves	Final	5	27	DNF	New Zealand	27	38	DNF
Megaminx	First round	7	1:18.48	1:30.99	New Zealand	DNF	1:53.34	1:20.06	1:19.57	1:18.48
4x4x4 Blindfolded	Final	2	DNF	DNF	New Zealand	DNF	DNF	DNF
5x5x5 Blindfolded	Final	2	DNF	DNF	New Zealand	DNF	DNS	DNS
3x3x3 Multi-Blind	Final	8	DNF		New Zealand	DNF

Joshua Brungar - New Zealand WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best		Average		Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	First round	21	19.65		21.13		New Zealand	19.65	20.39	24.85	21.42	21.59

Julian Sico - New Zealand WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	Final	10	10.40	12.74	New Zealand	16.49	11.86	13.22	10.40	13.15
	First round	8	11.67	13.49	New Zealand	14.80	11.67	15.25	12.06	13.61
4x4x4 Cube	First round	10	43.44	51.82	New Zealand	56.00	54.63	53.41	43.44	47.43
6x6x6 Cube	First round	11	4:44.53		New Zealand	4:44.53
Megaminx	First round	5	58.62	1:15.23	New Zealand	1:15.57	1:13.36	1:16.76	1:21.95	58.62

Lee Stanton-Barnett - New Zealand WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	Final	9	10.82	12.44	New Zealand	10.82	12.29	11.30	13.73	16.63
	First round	3	10.31	11.14	New Zealand	11.93	11.82	10.31	10.88	10.71
4x4x4 Cube	First round	11	48.58	52.64	New Zealand	49.68	48.58	53.43	DNF	54.80
6x6x6 Cube	First round	5	2:29.68	2:55.47	New Zealand	3:17.93	2:58.81	2:29.68
3x3x3 Blindfolded	First round	9	DNF	DNF	New Zealand	DNF	DNF	DNF
3x3x3 Fewest Moves	Final	14	DNF	DNF	New Zealand	DNF	DNF	DNF
Megaminx	First round	10	1:40.82	1:43.46	New Zealand	1:44.33	1:40.82	1:45.24	1:40.82	1:52.79
4x4x4 Blindfolded	Final	1	16:38.00	DNF	New Zealand	16:38.00	DNS	DNS
3x3x3 Multi-Blind	Final	6	2/4 30:26		New Zealand	2/4 30:26

Liam Fu - New Zealand WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best		Average		Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	First round	23	27.70		30.91		New Zealand	34.24	32.46	27.70	30.99	29.29
4x4x4 Cube	First round	24	2:36.33				New Zealand	2:36.33	2:58.77

Liam Wadek - New Zealand WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	First round	16	13.39	16.24	New Zealand	19.20	13.39	15.85	18.40	14.48
4x4x4 Cube	First round	15	54.18	1:02.42	New Zealand	1:08.67	1:01.86	1:06.56	58.83	54.18
6x6x6 Cube	First round	12	DNF		New Zealand	DNF
3x3x3 Fewest Moves	Final	9	55	DNF	New Zealand	61	DNF	55
Megaminx	First round	14	DNF		New Zealand	DNF	DNF

Logan McKinnon - New Zealand WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	First round	15	14.35	15.68	New Zealand	14.35	15.51	16.89	16.88	14.65
4x4x4 Cube	First round	17	1:04.93	1:18.88	New Zealand	1:27.89	1:25.36	1:13.50	1:04.93	1:17.79
3x3x3 Fewest Moves	Final	12	66	DNF	New Zealand	66	66	DNF
Megaminx	First round	13	2:34.64		New Zealand	2:47.69	2:34.64

Lucas O'Connell - Italy WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	Final	1	7.83	8.91	Italy	9.55	8.78	9.18	8.78	7.83
	First round	1	7.04	9.30	Italy	11.61	8.34	10.17	7.04	9.39
4x4x4 Cube	Final	2	35.88	38.13	Italy	54.50	39.83	35.88	37.29	37.26
	First round	1	34.08	37.26	Italy	36.52	37.70	37.57	34.08	41.95
6x6x6 Cube	Final	4	2:35.45	DNF	Italy	DNF	2:40.58	2:35.45
	First round	4	2:27.72	2:36.19	Italy	2:47.82	2:27.72	2:33.02
3x3x3 Blindfolded	Final	3	41.22	DNF	Italy	DNF	41.22	43.47
	First round	1	39.01	DNF	Italy	39.01	DNF	DNF
3x3x3 Fewest Moves	Final	3	37	37.67	Italy	38	37	38
Megaminx	Final	4	1:01.33	1:06.55	Italy	DNF	1:05.35	1:05.88	1:01.33	1:08.41
	First round	3	56.47	1:04.82	Italy	1:06.93	1:04.46	1:11.27	56.47	1:03.06
4x4x4 Blindfolded	Final	2	DNF	DNF	Italy	DNF	DNF	DNF
5x5x5 Blindfolded	Final	2	DNF	DNF	Italy	DNF	DNS	DNS
3x3x3 Multi-Blind	Final	3	10/12 44:27		Italy	10/12 44:27

Luke Heath-Edwards - New Zealand WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	First round	19	15.91	17.49	New Zealand	15.91	17.81	18.10	16.56	21.16
4x4x4 Cube	First round	13	52.27	1:00.35	New Zealand	1:00.44	1:03.22	1:01.60	52.27	59.01
6x6x6 Cube	First round	8	3:08.76	3:13.07	New Zealand	3:09.78	3:08.76	3:20.67
3x3x3 Blindfolded	First round	6	2:31.36	DNF	New Zealand	2:31.36	DNF	DNF
3x3x3 Fewest Moves	Final	10	56	DNF	New Zealand	DNF	59	56
Megaminx	First round	9	1:32.36	1:40.34	New Zealand	1:32.36	1:42.31	1:36.92	1:41.78	2:07.66
4x4x4 Blindfolded	Final	2	DNF	DNF	New Zealand	DNF	DNS	DNS
3x3x3 Multi-Blind	Final	5	2/3 23:38		New Zealand	2/3 23:38

Matthias Bentley - New Zealand WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	First round	14	14.03	15.66	New Zealand	15.76	14.03	16.55	14.68	17.79
4x4x4 Cube	First round	22	1:50.75	DNF	New Zealand	1:50.75	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF
3x3x3 Fewest Moves	Final	13	70	DNF	New Zealand	70	DNF	DNF

Oliver Gregory - New Zealand WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best		Average		Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	First round	28	33.61		39.84		New Zealand	44.62	39.61	33.61	35.29	48.79

Richie Moon - New Zealand WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best		Average		Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	First round	22	18.34		21.42		New Zealand	19.12	DNF	25.06	18.34	20.09
4x4x4 Cube	First round	19	1:29.58		1:50.48		New Zealand	1:57.88	1:43.87	1:29.58	1:49.69	DNF

Samson Te'o - New Zealand WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best		Average		Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	First round	25	25.86		31.02		New Zealand	28.24	25.86	34.25	30.56	36.03
4x4x4 Cube	First round	23	2:24.55				New Zealand	2:24.55	DNF

Spencer Rangihaeata - New Zealand WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best		Average		Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	First round	18	15.84		17.37		New Zealand	16.07	22.27	17.55	15.84	18.49
4x4x4 Cube	First round	18	1:15.39		1:30.32		New Zealand	1:42.01	2:08.74	1:15.39	1:17.89	1:31.05

Tom Nelson - New Zealand WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best		Average	Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	Final	12	12.09		15.11	New Zealand	14.51	18.26	13.71	12.09	17.10
	First round	9	10.74		13.53	New Zealand	13.27	10.74	14.17	13.72	13.60
4x4x4 Cube	First round	9	45.37		49.16	New Zealand	48.66	55.68	51.44	47.37	45.37
6x6x6 Cube	First round	6	2:47.86		2:56.01	New Zealand	3:00.24	2:59.93	2:47.86
3x3x3 Blindfolded	Final	1	29.32		31.65	New Zealand	34.73	29.32	30.91
	First round	2	49.68		DNF	New Zealand	DNF	DNF	49.68
3x3x3 Fewest Moves	Final	6	28		DNF	New Zealand	29	28	DNF
4x4x4 Blindfolded	Final	2	DNF		DNF	New Zealand	DNF	DNF	DNF
5x5x5 Blindfolded	Final	1	3:48.44	OcR	DNF	New Zealand	DNF	DNF	3:48.44
3x3x3 Multi-Blind	Final	1	25/31 1:00:00			New Zealand	25/31 1:00:00

Tom Stanton-Barnett - New Zealand WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best		Average		Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	Final	4	8.85		9.84		New Zealand	10.65	8.85	9.04	9.84	12.73
	First round	5	10.46		11.60		New Zealand	12.02	10.48	12.29	10.46	12.38
4x4x4 Cube	Final	3	35.09		38.69		New Zealand	35.09	39.90	39.10	DNF	37.06
	First round	6	37.07		40.59		New Zealand	37.07	46.23	38.59	38.56	44.63
6x6x6 Cube	Final	3	2:31.24		2:39.49		New Zealand	2:48.09	2:39.13	2:31.24
	First round	1	2:06.04	NR	2:15.18	NR	New Zealand	2:13.51	2:26.00	2:06.04
3x3x3 Blindfolded	First round	9	DNF		DNF		New Zealand	DNF	DNF	DNF
3x3x3 Fewest Moves	Final	8	43		DNF		New Zealand	43	DNF	43
Megaminx	Final	3	1:01.51		1:03.14		New Zealand	1:16.53	1:01.51	1:05.02	1:01.88	1:02.51
	First round	2	1:01.28		1:04.23		New Zealand	1:12.35	1:04.52	1:01.28	1:05.20	1:02.96
3x3x3 Multi-Blind	Final	8	DNF				New Zealand	DNF

William Palmer - New Zealand WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	First round	26	26.60	31.02	New Zealand	31.46	33.86	36.62	27.74	26.60
4x4x4 Cube	First round	20	1:51.60	2:13.89	New Zealand	1:51.60	2:24.37	2:05.68	2:23.21	2:12.79
6x6x6 Cube	First round	12	DNF		New Zealand	DNF
Megaminx	First round	14	DNF		New Zealand	DNF	DNF