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Bayou Back to School 2018

Lafayette, Louisiana · 11 August 2018 · 7 events · 51 competitors · 49 personal bests

Dylan Miller won five of the seven events (3×3, 2×2, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Dylan Miller by 1.20 seconds. 51 competitors produced 49 personal bests, 18 of which still stand today, and 23 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Brandon Gautreau took a 2×2 single of 6.83 down to 1.81, 73 percent better in one day.

Five wins
Dylan Miller — 3×3, 2×2, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx
1.20s
closest final — 2×2, Dylan Miller over George Guice
49
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Dylan Miller6.228.20
2×2Dylan Miller2.442.83
5×5Dylan Miller59.281:01.66
3×3 one-handedDylan Miller12.5216.17
MegaminxDylan Miller57.621:00.90
PyraminxSeth Talbot3.283.80
3×3 with feetSeth Talbot52.461:08.26

The PB harvest

49 set · 18 still standing
  • Brandon Gautreau — 2×2 single 1.81: into the top 3.6% of the event's history.
  • Curtis Griffin — 3×3 one-handed single 14.21: into the top 6.5% of the event's history.
  • Matthew Perschall — 3×3 single 10.84: into the top 10.0% of the event's history.
  • Seth Talbot — 3×3 with feet single 52.46: into the top 12.5% of the event's history.
  • George Guice — 2×2 single 3.21: into the top 16.7% of the event's history.
  • Marc Hebert — 3×3 single 14.42: into the top 22.4% of the event's history.
  • Ernest Fowler — 2×2 single 3.71: into the top 22.8% of the event's history.
  • Christian Mitchell — Pyraminx single 7.43: into the top 31.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

23 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

No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.

The field

51 competitors · 236 results · 7 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. Dylan Miller won it with a 8.20 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

51 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.