Competitions · Canada

Battle of Waterloo 2019

Waterloo, Ontario · 14 September 2019 · 5 events · 163 competitors · 142 personal bests

Bill Wang won four of the five events (3×3, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Jacob Eoin Gipp by 0.18 seconds. 163 competitors produced 142 personal bests, 71 of which still stand today, and 48 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Joey Saia set the Pyraminx single continental record: 1.23.

Four wins

Bill Wang — 3×3, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx

0.18s

closest final — Pyraminx, Jacob Eoin Gipp over James Hocevar

142

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Bill Wang	6.35	7.05
5×5	Bill Wang	41.60	44.85
3×3 one-handed	Bill Wang	11.20	11.93
Megaminx	Bill Wang	33.51	41.18
Pyraminx	Jacob Eoin Gipp	2.37	2.89

The PB harvest

142 set · 71 still standing

Joey Saia — Pyraminx single 1.23: into the top 0.17% of the event's history.
James Hocevar — Pyraminx single 1.31: into the top 0.22% of the event's history.
Leo Min-Bedford — Pyraminx single 1.43: into the top 0.34% of the event's history.
Joaquin Abarca — 3×3 single 6.02: into the top 0.49% of the event's history.
Ethan Erez — Pyraminx single 1.72: into the top 0.7% of the event's history.
Adrian Panszczyk — Pyraminx single 1.76: into the top 0.76% of the event's history.
Max Xiong (熊锐明) — Pyraminx single 1.77: into the top 0.78% of the event's history.
Louis Cormier — Pyraminx single 2.25: into the top 1.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

48 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

8 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

163 competitors · 661 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. Bill Wang won it with a 7.05 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

163 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.