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Bay Area Speedcubin' 11 2018

Sunnyvale, California · 18 March 2018 · 9 events · 149 competitors · 132 personal bests

Neel Gore won two of the nine events (3×3 blindfolded, 4×4 blindfolded) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Brandon Harnish by 0.51 seconds. 149 competitors produced 132 personal bests, 42 of which still stand today, and 42 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Graham Siggins set the 5×5 blindfolded single continental record: 4:51.04.

Two wins
Neel Gore — 3×3 blindfolded, 4×4 blindfolded
0.51s
closest final — Skewb, Brandon Harnish over Aaron Paskow
132
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Christopher Yen6.298.35
4×4Mitchell Lane30.9634.44
3×3 blindfoldedNeel Gore25.48—
3×3 one-handedBlake Thompson14.4015.80
PyraminxTyler Howlett2.082.98
SkewbBrandon Harnish3.804.47
4×4 blindfoldedNeel Gore2:04.53—
5×5 blindfoldedGraham Siggins4:51.04—
3×3 Multi-BlindRiley Woo17 of 21 cubes · 1:00:00—

The PB harvest

132 set · 42 still standing
  • Mitchell Lane — Pyraminx single 2.15: into the top 1.4% of the event's history.
  • Neil Johnson — 3×3 single 7.55: into the top 2.1% of the event's history.
  • Blake Thompson — Pyraminx single 2.46: into the top 2.1% of the event's history.
  • Nathan Agan — Skewb single 3.24: into the top 6.3% of the event's history.
  • Brian Thomas — Skewb single 3.73: into the top 9.1% of the event's history.
  • Daniel Yarwasky — Pyraminx single 4.86: into the top 12.3% of the event's history.
  • Carlo Escutia — Skewb single 4.31: into the top 13.1% of the event's history.
  • Lucas Garron — Pyraminx single 5.24: into the top 14.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

42 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

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

149 competitors · 508 results · 9 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. Christopher Yen won it with a 8.35 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

149 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.