Competitions · United States

Bay Area Speedcubin' 23 2020

Santa Rosa, California · 12 January 2020 · 6 events · 90 competitors · 54 personal bests

Paul Mahvi won two of the six events (5×5, 7×7) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Tyler Howlett by 0.21 seconds. 90 competitors produced 54 personal bests, 23 of which still stand today, and 37 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Simon Geertsema set the 3×3 average national record: 7.50.

Two wins

Paul Mahvi — 5×5, 7×7

0.21s

closest final — 2×2, Tyler Howlett over Christopher Yen

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Christopher Yen	6.70	7.18
2×2	Tyler Howlett	1.81	2.56
5×5	Paul Mahvi	51.27	57.39
7×7	Paul Mahvi	2:27.88	2:30.40
Skewb	Brandon Harnish	3.68	4.42
3×3 Multi-Blind	Pandu Rendradjaja	9 of 10 cubes · 56:58	—

The PB harvest

54 set · 23 still standing

Will Newhoff — Skewb single 2.80: into the top 4.0% of the event's history.
Lacey Dilworth — 3×3 single 9.34: into the top 5.7% of the event's history.
Will Newhoff — 5×5 single 1:00.86: into the top 6.0% of the event's history.
Evan Ruddick — 3×3 single 9.70: into the top 6.6% of the event's history.
Maru Mun — 3×3 single 10.80: into the top 9.9% of the event's history.
CJ Hinnant — 2×2 single 2.71: into the top 11.0% of the event's history.
Evan Mann — 5×5 single 1:12.25: into the top 13.3% of the event's history.
CJ Hinnant — 3×3 single 12.46: into the top 15.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

37 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 4,608 people who made their debut in 2020. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

90 competitors · 347 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. Christopher Yen won it with a 7.18 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

90 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.