Competitions · United States

BA Four 2019

South Berwick, Maine · 14 December 2019 · 5 events · 66 competitors · 59 personal bests

Joshua Broderick Phillips won the 3×3 with a 7.95 and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Aedan Bryant by 0.46 seconds. 66 competitors produced 59 personal bests, 19 of which still stand today, and 22 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Johnny Glynn took a 2×2 single of 17.01 down to 3.97, 77 percent better in one day.

events decided

0.46s

closest final — 2×2, Aedan Bryant over Levi Gibson

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Joshua Broderick Phillips	6.83	7.95
2×2	Aedan Bryant	2.18	2.52
4×4	Aidan McKenzie	36.26	38.52
3×3 blindfolded	Joey Mait	1:09.64	—
3×3 Multi-Blind	Elliot Wiecek	16 of 21 cubes · 1:00:00	—

The PB harvest

59 set · 19 still standing

Matthew Wilbur — 3×3 single 8.73: into the top 4.2% of the event's history.
Juan F. Wulff — 4×4 single 35.92: into the top 7.6% of the event's history.
Joshua Lajoie — 3×3 single 10.73: into the top 9.7% of the event's history.
Dominic Gray — 3×3 single 11.51: into the top 12.2% of the event's history.
Matthew Alarcon — 3×3 single 12.12: into the top 14.3% of the event's history.
Jacob Kaiser — 3×3 single 12.86: into the top 16.9% of the event's history.
Sandy Aaron Jones — 3×3 blindfolded single 1:13.80: into the top 17.3% of the event's history.
Matthew Alarcon — 4×4 single 54.04: into the top 29.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

22 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

66 competitors · 261 results · 5 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. Joshua Broderick Phillips won it with a 7.95 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

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solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

66 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.