Competitions · United States

Bay Area Speedcubin' 17 2019

Sunnyvale, California · 1 June 2019 · 8 events · 119 competitors · 97 personal bests

Max Park won four of the eight events (3×3, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Varun Mohanraj by 0.70 seconds. 119 competitors produced 97 personal bests, 38 of which still stand today, and 36 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Luke Cho took a 2×2 single of 4.14 down to 1.85, 55 percent better in one day.

Four wins

Max Park — 3×3, 5×5, 6×6, 3×3 one-handed

0.70s

closest final — 2×2, Varun Mohanraj over Nico Harper (李有為)

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Max Park	5.24	6.18
2×2	Varun Mohanraj	1.74	2.47
5×5	Max Park	41.92	43.80
6×6	Max Park	1:26.60	1:26.80
3×3 blindfolded	Reuben San Luis	1:23.96	—
3×3 one-handed	Max Park	10.04	10.87
Megaminx	Michael Chai (柴天方)	50.29	55.01
Skewb	Jusun Choi (최주선)	3.10	4.25

The PB harvest

97 set · 38 still standing

Luke Cho — 2×2 single 1.85: into the top 3.9% of the event's history.
Jonathan Liu — 3×3 single 9.13: into the top 5.2% of the event's history.
Keith Maben — 3×3 single 10.22: into the top 8.1% of the event's history.
Matthew Baum — 3×3 single 10.73: into the top 9.7% of the event's history.
Austin Chen — 3×3 one-handed single 16.15: into the top 10.6% of the event's history.
Aditya Shah — 3×3 single 11.39: into the top 11.8% of the event's history.
Brandon Wong — 3×3 single 11.64: into the top 12.6% of the event's history.
Luke Cho — 6×6 single 2:12.36: into the top 16.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

36 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

119 competitors · 508 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. Max Park won it with a 6.18 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

119 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.