Get a Success in Success 2023

Five distinct official disciplines greeted the roster of 26 competitors gathered on February 26, 2023, showcasing an extraordinary variety of challenges far beyond standard speedcubing. The Success Regional Sport and Community Facility in Perth, Western Australia, Australia served as the battleground for Get a Success in Success 2023. Across six intense rounds on a single action-packed Sunday, participants navigated a demanding schedule that put tactile agility, mechanical precision, and memory under the spotlight. The gathering stood out on the calendar as a premier showcase of non-traditional problem solving.

The range of puzzles featured throughout the cubing competition required vastly different skill sets from each entrant. Speed cubing in the mechanical Clock discipline demanded swift dial turns and rapid pin manipulation, while the memory-heavy blindfolded categories tested spatial recall and high-stakes concentration. With traditional classic three-layered challenges taking a back seat to niche events, every podium battle delivered dramatic conclusions across all five featured categories in 2023.

Clock proceedings saw 22 competitors vie for supremacy in a single fast-paced round of dial turning. Jay Calter took the top spot on the podium with a winning average of 6.21 seconds, also claiming the round best single at 5.45 seconds. Tyler Williams secured second place with a solid 6.92 average, while Joshua Hounslow claimed third with a mark of 7.30 seconds. The discipline highlighted the mechanical diversity of the tournament, delivering rapid turnarounds and razor-thin margins at the top of the table.

The blindfolded events brought incredible drama, beginning with 17 competitors tackling 3x3x3 Blindfolded across two rounds. Joshua Hounslow captured the championship title with a single time of 44.73 seconds, edging out Amy Smith, who finished in second place with an extraordinarily close 44.82 seconds. Yinhao Ding earned third place with a single of 1:37.72. The event provided thrilling 3x3 results as competitors relied entirely on memorisation before donning blindfolds to execute their solutions under intense pressure.

Larger puzzles solved without sight elevated the technical difficulty even further during Get a Success in Success 2023. In 4x4x4 Blindfolded, Jaxon Foster emerged victorious among eight competitors with a winning single of 7:46.43, ahead of Yinhao Ding in second at 11:42.00 and Zak Kenny in third at 11:48.00. The grueling 5x5x5 Blindfolded event featured three brave entrants, where Yinhao Ding clinched first place with a single of 26:52.00. Meanwhile, 3x3x3 Multi-Blind saw Amy Smith triumph over 13 competitors by solving 11 out of 14 cubes in 58:43, leading Yinhao Ding with 7 of 8 in 45:20 and Chris Sambrooks with a flawless 6 of 6 in 55:37.

Beyond the top podium steps, several competitors delivered remarkable personal breakthroughs that demonstrated the depth of the field. George Pedigo made a massive leap in Clock, posting a personal best of 15.81 seconds, an improvement of 35.4 percent over his previous best of 24.49 seconds, while earning 12th place. Jeremy Foott showed exceptional progress across multiple disciplines, cutting 19 percent from his Clock personal best down to 17.33 seconds and dropping his 3x3x3 Blindfolded best by 16.8 percent to 3:17.52. Jonathan Pang took on three events, setting a Clock personal best of 24.59 seconds and posting a successful 2 out of 2 in 10:44 during his first ever attempt at 3x3x3 Multi-Blind.

Other competitors expanded their horizons by diving into new disciplines for the very first time at a WCA competition. Flynn Williams made their debut in speedcubing by placing 11th in Clock with an initial mark of 15.95 seconds. William Dalton logged his first ever attempt at Clock with a rapid 14.91 seconds to secure ninth place, while Hugo Webb finished 14th in Clock with a first-time mark of 16.10 seconds. Matthew Dalton also took on Clock for the first time, recording a 21.08, and Oscar Wong Jing Yee completed his first ever attempt at 4x4x4 Blindfolded with a time of 21:46.00 to finish fifth.

The diverse lineup of events delivered a comprehensive test of dexterity and mental stamina throughout the day. Host nation Australia captured all 15 available podium positions across the five disciplines, celebrating excellence in both mechanical puzzles and blindfolded solving. Get a Success in Success 2023 proved that specialist events offer some of the most compelling narratives in speedcubing, setting an inspiring benchmark for competitors preparing for upcoming stops in the Rubik's Cube circuit.