Competitions · United States
AZCubing Winter 2016
Mesa, Arizona · 5 March 2016 · 6 events · 59 competitors · 71 personal bests
Austin Reed won three of the six events (2×2, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Austin Reed by 0.41 seconds. 59 competitors produced 71 personal bests, 14 of which still stand today, and 23 people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Malachi Jaramillo took a Pyraminx single of 1:00.18 down to 17.11, 72 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Anthony Brooks | 7.30 | 8.60 |
| 2×2 | Austin Reed | 1.93 | 2.59 |
| 4×4 | Austin Reed | 36.77 | 38.91 |
| 5×5 | Austin Reed | 1:15.13 | 1:20.34 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Anthony Brooks | 15.17 | 16.01 |
| Pyraminx | Sophie Berman | 5.77 | 6.89 |
The PB harvest
71 set · 14 still standing- Nick Stanton — Pyraminx single 3.91: into the top 7.2% of the event's history.
- Luigi Lapuste — 2×2 single 3.18: into the top 16.4% of the event's history.
- Brian Brooks — Pyraminx single 5.85: into the top 18.9% of the event's history.
- Josh Nielsen — 2×2 single 4.05: into the top 27.1% of the event's history.
- Josh Nielsen — 3×3 single 15.85: into the top 27.3% of the event's history.
- John Harris — 3×3 one-handed single 28.87: into the top 44.1% of the event's history.
- Christian De La Garza — 2×2 single 5.76: into the top 48.3% of the event's history.
- Nour Samkough — 2×2 single 6.14: into the top 52.3% of the event's history.
First-timers
23 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
59 competitors · 296 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. Anthony Brooks won it with a 8.60 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
B2 L B2 R D2 R2 F2 L B' L' R' F' U2 B2 D B2 D B' D' - 2
L2 F2 D' U2 R2 D2 L2 F2 R' D' B D' U2 L D2 R2 U F2 D2 - 3
B' R2 L' B' R' L' U B L F R' F L2 B L2 F' D2 F U2 F - 4
F L2 B' R2 U2 L2 F L2 B U R2 D F R2 U2 R B L' D2 - 5
D2 R D2 L' U2 B2 L' D2 B' L D B U' B2 F' D' B L' F2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
59 competitors- Alex Lehman
- Andrew Avram
- Anonymous
- Anthony Brooks
- Antonio Reyes
- Arin Wang
- Austin Reed
- Brendan Reif
- Brian Brooks
- Brigham Dent
- Caleb Brownlie
- Christian De La Garza
- Collin Amaral
- Connor Pratt
- Cris Melchor
- Dan Tran
- Daniel Dent
- Daniel York
- Dylan Duregger
- Ezekiel Jaramillo
- Gavin Stanley
- Ian Juneau
- Ilan Pinkus
- Ivan Matthews
- Ivan Vanek
- Jack Franco
- Jack Roland
- Jake Roberts
- Jeffrey Micono
- John Harris
- Jonathan Nguyen
- Jose Garnica
- Josh Nielsen
- Joshua Zoller
- Lucas Harrison
- Luigi Lapuste
- Luke Franco
- Luke Miller
- Luke Nichols
- Malachi Jaramillo
- Mario Flores
- Matthew Hendricks
- Max Isom
- Mike DeCock
- Nick Silvestri
- Nick Stanton
- Nour Samkough
- Phillip Pratt
- Rafael Reyes
- Scotty Hagen
- Shonathon Collins
- Sidharth Saha
- Sophie Berman
- Tanner Robeson
- Thomas Hernandez
- Trevor Campbell
- Tristan Wright
- Ty Wilson
- Zachary Jaramillo
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.