Competitions · United States
BeCubed Summer 2018
Albuquerque, New Mexico · 27 July 2018 · 4 events · 48 competitors · 53 personal bests
Ryan McIlhenny won two of the four events (2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Ryan McIlhenny by 0.04 seconds. 48 competitors produced 53 personal bests, 21 of which still stand today, and 20 people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Titus Nichols took a 2×2 single of 18.34 down to 5.37, 71 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Mario Flores | 8.89 | 11.03 |
| 2×2 | Ryan McIlhenny | 2.89 | 3.39 |
| 4×4 | Ryan McIlhenny | 37.32 | 42.99 |
| Pyraminx | Nathaniel Thornell | 5.50 | 6.74 |
The PB harvest
53 set · 21 still standing- Mario Flores — 3×3 single 8.89: into the top 4.6% of the event's history.
- Mario Flores — Pyraminx single 3.35: into the top 4.9% of the event's history.
- Kade Bradley — 3×3 single 10.15: into the top 7.9% of the event's history.
- Tristan Wright — 3×3 single 11.41: into the top 11.8% of the event's history.
- Nathan Orwick — 2×2 single 3.20: into the top 16.6% of the event's history.
- Tristin Jameson — 3×3 single 13.88: into the top 20.5% of the event's history.
- Gareth Wu — 2×2 single 3.53: into the top 20.6% of the event's history.
- Kade Bradley — 2×2 single 3.55: into the top 20.8% of the event's history.
First-timers
20 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
48 competitors · 192 results · 4 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. Mario Flores won it with a 11.03 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
R' F' L2 D2 R2 D' F B2 L' D' F U2 R2 B D2 R2 F2 L2 B2 U2 - 2
F2 R2 F2 U2 L2 F2 L' D2 U2 R B2 D B' U2 L D' U' L' R U - 3
B' R B R U' D2 L2 F D' B' R B2 L2 D2 R D2 R F2 D2 L' - 4
L2 D L2 D' B2 L2 U' F2 L2 D' L' D' R2 F' D R F U B' D U2 - 5
L2 D' U L2 D' F2 U2 F2 U' B' U2 L D F U' B D2 L F2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
48 competitors- Addison Heffernan
- Aidan Pavlovic
- Andrew Mitchell
- Angie Rodriguez
- Blaise Davis
- Brayden Wroten
- Carlos Tafoya
- Daniel Chertkov
- Dean Bateman
- Deven Carroll
- Dylan Jameson
- Gareth Wu
- Grant Staten
- Gregory Lopez
- Henry Goz
- Ian Dutt
- Jack Bowles
- Jackson Wroten
- Jacqueline Thornell
- Jesús Israel Chavez Flores
- Jonathan Sheffer
- Kade Bradley
- Kenji Nakakura
- Laszlo Arpad Zolyomi
- Levi Vugrin
- Mario Flores
- Matthaeus Strassner
- Mauro Luppes
- Mike DeCock
- Nathan Orwick
- Nathaniel Thornell
- Nicholas Thornell
- Pavel Trudolyubov
- Peter Toribio
- Rafael Reyes
- Reagan Hill
- Richard Hernandez
- Ryan McIlhenny
- Steven Harper
- Tamara Thornell
- Thomas Lawrence
- Tim Thornell
- Titus Nichols
- Tristan Wright
- Tristin Jameson
- Troy Molina
- Will Garrett
- Zackary T. Edwards
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.