Competitions · United States

BA Fall Cube Fest 2018

South Berwick, Maine · 3 November 2018 · 8 events · 82 competitors · 127 personal bests

Aidan McKenzie won four of the eight events (5×5, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx) and the closest final was the 3×3 one-handed, won by Aidan McKenzie by 0.21 seconds. 82 competitors produced 127 personal bests, 43 of which still stand today, and 17 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Khang Pham took a Square-1 single of 1:16.07 down to 18.96, 75 percent better in one day.

Four wins

Aidan McKenzie — 5×5, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx, Square-1

0.21s

closest final — 3×3 one-handed, Aidan McKenzie over Sandy Aaron Jones

127

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Roger Lightbody III	7.56	8.38
2×2	Roger Lightbody III	1.62	2.31
4×4	James Quinn	35.20	40.62
5×5	Aidan McKenzie	1:07.36	1:14.35
3×3 blindfolded	Paul Taylor	36.05	—
3×3 one-handed	Aidan McKenzie	14.52	16.47
Megaminx	Aidan McKenzie	44.27	50.51
Square-1	Aidan McKenzie	11.08	12.66

The PB harvest

127 set · 43 still standing

Gabe Holmes — 2×2 single 2.32: into the top 7.2% of the event's history.
Joseph Molloy — 3×3 one-handed single 15.17: into the top 8.5% of the event's history.
Caleb Paquette — 3×3 one-handed single 15.68: into the top 9.5% of the event's history.
Caleb Paquette — 2×2 single 2.95: into the top 13.7% of the event's history.
Zayit Siege — 2×2 single 2.96: into the top 13.8% of the event's history.
Pedro Caceres — 3×3 single 11.98: into the top 13.8% of the event's history.
Khang Pham — 3×3 single 12.23: into the top 14.7% of the event's history.
Brent Marler — 3×3 single 12.38: into the top 15.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

17 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

82 competitors · 481 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 8.38 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

82 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.