Competitions · United States
Back to School DFW 2019
Frisco, Texas · 31 August 2019 · 6 events · 62 competitors · 48 personal bests
Mahith Bandi won three of the six events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Mahith Bandi by 0.83 seconds. 62 competitors produced 48 personal bests, 21 of which still stand today, and 19 people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Dhruv Cirigadi took a 3×3 single of 38.44 down to 16.66, 57 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Mahith Bandi | 7.35 | 8.16 |
| 4×4 | Mahith Bandi | 27.33 | 31.01 |
| 5×5 | Mahith Bandi | 51.81 | 56.85 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Jeff Park | 19.25 | — |
| Megaminx | Zachary White | 52.91 | 1:03.77 |
| Pyraminx | Andres Rodriguez | 1.83 | 3.65 |
The PB harvest
48 set · 21 still standing- Dakshin Devanand — 3×3 single 10.83: into the top 10.0% of the event's history.
- Prescott Carr Johnson — Pyraminx single 4.53: into the top 10.4% of the event's history.
- Andy Brewer — Pyraminx single 5.17: into the top 14.2% of the event's history.
- Cole Horton — Pyraminx single 5.18: into the top 14.3% of the event's history.
- Hudson P. Simon — 3×3 single 12.29: into the top 14.9% of the event's history.
- Charles Pham — 3×3 single 12.55: into the top 15.8% of the event's history.
- Collin Sun — 4×4 single 46.46: into the top 20.1% of the event's history.
- Prescott Carr Johnson — 3×3 single 13.83: into the top 20.4% of the event's history.
First-timers
19 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 27,871 people who made their debut in 2019. 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
62 competitors · 257 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. Mahith Bandi won it with a 8.16 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
R2 D2 L2 B' L2 R2 D2 R' B' F2 U L' D R B L' F' D' - 2
D' F2 R2 U' R' F D L U2 B' R2 U B2 U L2 F2 D F2 U B2 U - 3
F2 L R' F2 L2 R' U' L F2 U2 L2 F' U B2 U' L' B' - 4
F' R' U2 R2 D' F2 D L' U' L F D2 R2 F' L2 B' L2 B - 5
R2 F R2 D2 F L2 R2 U' F U2 L R B' U B L2 U F
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
62 competitors- Aiden Burk
- AJ Le
- Alan S. Rodriguez
- Andres Rodriguez
- Andy Brewer
- Anshu Chennuru
- Arjun Iyer
- Benjamin Jayson Richardson
- Brycen P. McWilliams
- Charles Pham
- Charles Preston Hill
- Chethan Posanipally
- Chris Deng
- Christian Haley
- Cole Horton
- Collin Pham
- Collin Sun
- Dakshin Devanand
- Denniel Santos
- Dev McElroy
- Dhruv Cirigadi
- Divyesh Mathan Lnu
- Dylan Baumbach
- Dylan Pollard
- Eddie Larsen
- Elijah Norman
- Fletcher Berry
- Gana Visank Ventrapragada
- Gunner Aebischer
- Hudson P. Simon
- Jackson Sirois
- Jae Park
- Jeff Park
- Jimmy Tran
- Joey D'Agostino
- John Scott
- Jose Ortiz Jr.
- Jude Langhout
- Kaden Handoko
- Kai Kue
- Kamden Jackman
- Leia Jiang
- Lendan West
- Luis Baez Fondeur
- Mahith Bandi
- Navin Rao
- Prescott Carr Johnson
- Reid Johannsen
- Richmond So
- Ryan Arndt
- Samarth Dubey
- Samuel Johnston
- Scott Pasakarnis
- Steven Livingston
- Supraj Gonur
- Sven Erik Aackerlund
- Vincent Chen
- Vinny Vecchio
- Will Jackson
- William Canole
- Yatin Obili
- Zachary White
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.