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BA Cube Fest 2018

South Berwick, Maine · 10 February 2018 · 8 events · 76 competitors · 127 personal bests

Roger Lightbody III won two of the eight events (3×3, 2×2) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Roger Lightbody III by 0.30 seconds. 76 competitors produced 127 personal bests, 39 of which still stand today, and 19 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Sawyer Morgan took a Skewb single of 21.48 down to 5.67, 74 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Roger Lightbody III — 3×3, 2×2
0.30s
closest final — 2×2, Roger Lightbody III over Nipun Kisari
127
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Roger Lightbody III7.078.66
2×2Roger Lightbody III1.522.06
4×4Samantha Raskind34.8136.73
3×3 blindfoldedPaul Taylor49.15—
3×3 one-handedNipun Kisari13.0515.53
PyraminxJosh Blackman2.963.39
SkewbJoshua Broderick Phillips4.094.34
Square-1Joshua Broderick Phillips11.5014.31

The PB harvest

127 set · 39 still standing
  • Roger Lightbody III — Skewb single 1.84: into the top 0.99% of the event's history.
  • Maxwell Freda — Pyraminx single 2.97: into the top 3.5% of the event's history.
  • Dillon Luke — 2×2 single 2.21: into the top 6.3% of the event's history.
  • Justin McLaughlin — 2×2 single 2.31: into the top 7.1% of the event's history.
  • Shayden Parent — 2×2 single 2.31: into the top 7.1% of the event's history.
  • Ben Vartabedian — Skewb single 3.78: into the top 9.4% of the event's history.
  • Ciara Fasullo — Skewb single 3.94: into the top 10.5% of the event's history.
  • Gavin Filacchione — 2×2 single 2.77: into the top 11.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

19 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

76 competitors · 489 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. Roger Lightbody III won it with a 8.66 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

76 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.