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Austin Summer Open 2016

Austin, Texas · 28 May 2016 · 6 events · 63 competitors · 51 personal bests

Ryan Przybocki won three of the six events (3×3, 3×3 blindfolded, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Dawson Gonzalez by 0.09 seconds. 63 competitors produced 51 personal bests, 14 of which still stand today, and 27 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Jeffrey Qi took a Pyraminx single of 16.52 down to 5.75, 65 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Ryan Przybocki — 3×3, 3×3 blindfolded, Pyraminx
0.09s
closest final — 2×2, Dawson Gonzalez over Ryan Przybocki
51
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Ryan Przybocki7.979.50
2×2Dawson Gonzalez2.383.18
4×4Shonathon Collins46.0548.78
3×3 blindfoldedRyan Przybocki1:02.18
3×3 one-handedShonathon Collins15.7716.59
PyraminxRyan Przybocki4.737.18

The PB harvest

51 set · 14 still standing
  • Tre Mason — 3×3 single 9.71: into the top 6.7% of the event's history.
  • Nevin Noal — 3×3 single 11.98: into the top 13.8% of the event's history.
  • Jeffrey Qi — Pyraminx single 5.75: into the top 18.1% of the event's history.
  • Landon Smith — 2×2 single 3.48: into the top 20.0% of the event's history.
  • Tre Mason — 3×3 one-handed single 21.16: into the top 23.7% of the event's history.
  • Evan Boatwright — Pyraminx single 6.73: into the top 25.6% of the event's history.
  • Jackson Wood — 3×3 single 16.75: into the top 30.2% of the event's history.
  • Jeffrey Qi — 2×2 single 4.46: into the top 32.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

27 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

63 competitors · 250 results · 6 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. Ryan Przybocki won it with a 9.50 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

63 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.