Competitions · United States

Bay Area Speedcubin' 21 2019

San Jose, California · 1 December 2019 · 6 events · 172 competitors · 127 personal bests

Max Park won two of the six events (3×3, 4×4) and the closest final was the Square-1, won by Nico Harper (李有為) by 0.15 seconds. 172 competitors produced 127 personal bests, 49 of which still stand today, and 43 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Max Park set the 4×4 average world record: 21.11.

Two wins

Max Park — 3×3, 4×4

0.15s

closest final — Square-1, Nico Harper (李有為) over Christopher Yen

127

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Max Park	5.17	6.09
4×4	Max Park	19.28	21.11
3×3 blindfolded	Jason Ostdiek	58.30	—
Pyraminx	Aaron Paskow	1.94	2.58
Skewb	Jusun Choi (최주선)	2.77	3.66
Square-1	Nico Harper (李有為)	9.37	11.77

The PB harvest

127 set · 49 still standing

Evan Mann — 3×3 single 6.52: into the top 0.87% of the event's history.
Pablo Nava — 3×3 single 8.34: into the top 3.4% of the event's history.
Kasper Jansson — Skewb single 3.41: into the top 7.2% of the event's history.
Keshav Ramamurthy — 3×3 single 11.88: into the top 13.5% of the event's history.
Olivia Kang — Skewb single 4.42: into the top 13.9% of the event's history.
Dan Pastushkov — Square-1 single 14.25: into the top 14.7% of the event's history.
Evan Mann — Square-1 single 14.28: into the top 14.7% of the event's history.
Samuel Low — Skewb single 4.64: into the top 15.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

43 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

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

172 competitors · 623 results · 6 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 6.09 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

172 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.