Competitions · United States
Atomic Cubing 2016
Richland, Washington · 9 April 2016 · 8 events · 30 competitors · 20 personal bests
Luke Tycksen won five of the eight events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Luke Tycksen by 1.16 seconds. 30 competitors produced 20 personal bests, 4 of which still stand today, and 16 people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Matthew Dickman took a Clock single of 25.05 down to 11.25, 55 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Luke Tycksen | 8.16 | 9.31 |
| 2×2 | Luke Tycksen | 1.85 | 3.29 |
| 4×4 | Luke Tycksen | 28.23 | 36.97 |
| 7×7 | Luke Tycksen | 3:30.50 | 3:48.49 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Jeremy Fleischman | 17.31 | 17.98 |
| Clock | Kit Clement | 6.66 | 8.33 |
| Square-1 | Luke Tycksen | 16.35 | 21.69 |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | Kit Clement | 4 of 6 cubes · 57:29 | — |
The PB harvest
20 set · 4 still standing- Jason Hunt — 2×2 single 2.90: into the top 13.1% of the event's history.
- Lyrik Davis — 2×2 single 4.25: into the top 29.7% of the event's history.
- Eli Armstrong — 3×3 single 18.91: into the top 36.8% of the event's history.
- Lyrik Davis — 3×3 single 19.74: into the top 39.2% of the event's history.
First-timers
16 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 17,946 people who made their debut in 2016. Start here explains what a first competition is like.
Records watch
No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.
The field
30 competitors · 164 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. Luke Tycksen won it with a 9.31 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
D' L2 R2 U' F2 L2 U L' D L B2 F U2 R' B F L' F' - 2
D B2 R2 B2 U B2 D2 L2 F2 R2 U2 R' D2 F U' L' D F' U L2 U' - 3
L' F2 D B' U F D' B2 L' U2 B D' L2 U2 D' L2 D' L2 F2 - 4
U2 F2 L' D2 L2 D2 R U' F D2 F L' B' R2 B F' D2 U - 5
U2 L2 U2 L' U2 R' U2 R2 B2 R' U' F' R' F' D' U F' U B' R2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
30 competitors- Aiden Marly
- Andrew Lewis
- Ashton Riggins
- Cailyn Hoover
- Coleman Vaughn
- Colleen Hanson
- Darius Burt
- Eli Armstrong
- Henry Moe
- Jack Hilliard
- Jason Hunt
- Jeremy Fleischman
- John Luczkow
- Ken Hunt
- Kenny Quintana
- Kit Clement
- Lauren Klemz
- Lee Odegard
- Logan Wagner
- Luke Tycksen
- Lyrik Davis
- Mason McPherson
- Matthew Dickman
- Max Hamm
- Max Hilliard
- Michael Zavalza
- Ricky Serrano
- Schyler Beatty
- Toby McPherson
- Tyler Halgren
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.