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Atomic Cubing Fall 2018

Richland, Washington · 10 November 2018 · 8 events · 44 competitors · 57 personal bests

Max Siauw won two of the eight events (3×3, 4×4) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Max Siauw by 0.10 seconds. 44 competitors produced 57 personal bests, 11 of which still stand today, and four people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Ben Mortlock took a Skewb single of 25.65 down to 9.53, 63 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Max Siauw — 3×3, 4×4
0.10s
closest final — 3×3, Max Siauw over Luke Tycksen
57
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Max Siauw7.037.79
4×4Max Siauw28.1729.05
7×7Luke Tycksen2:35.222:43.02
3×3 blindfoldedMax Hilliard25.57
3×3 one-handedLuke Tycksen9.0112.92
SkewbCarter Kucala2.343.00
Square-1Aiden Bartlett7.108.79
5×5 blindfoldedJason White14:35.00

The PB harvest

57 set · 11 still standing
  • Keenan Johnson — 3×3 one-handed single 17.04: into the top 12.7% of the event's history.
  • Mason Witt — 3×3 one-handed single 18.16: into the top 15.5% of the event's history.
  • Christian Dara — 3×3 single 13.53: into the top 19.3% of the event's history.
  • Angel Zavala — Skewb single 5.70: into the top 23.4% of the event's history.
  • Max Hilliard — 4×4 single 52.71: into the top 28.0% of the event's history.
  • Aiden Bartlett — 7×7 single 4:13.48: into the top 35.5% of the event's history.
  • Mason Witt — Square-1 single 23.39: into the top 35.6% of the event's history.
  • Christian Dara — 3×3 one-handed single 31.33: into the top 49.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

Four people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,076 people who made their debut in 2018. 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

44 competitors · 287 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. Max Siauw won it with a 7.79 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

44 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.