Competitions · United States

Berkeley Fall 2018

Berkeley, California · 17 November 2018 · 7 events · 114 competitors · 89 personal bests

Paul Mahvi won three of the seven events (4×4, 5×5, 7×7) and the closest final was the 5×5, won by Paul Mahvi by 0.27 seconds. 114 competitors produced 89 personal bests, 25 of which still stand today, and 33 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Gabriel Thompson took a 2×2 single of 8.94 down to 3.48, 61 percent better in one day.

Three wins

Paul Mahvi — 4×4, 5×5, 7×7

0.27s

closest final — 5×5, Paul Mahvi over Danny SungIn Park

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Danny SungIn Park	6.40	7.37
2×2	Tyler Howlett	2.16	2.47
4×4	Paul Mahvi	29.52	32.00
5×5	Paul Mahvi	53.64	1:00.40
7×7	Paul Mahvi	2:35.13	2:47.08
Skewb	Isaac Langer	3.56	4.55
4×4 blindfolded	Graham Siggins	1:58.54	—

The PB harvest

89 set · 25 still standing

Will Newhoff — 3×3 single 5.51: into the top 0.25% of the event's history.
Tyler Howlett — 2×2 single 1.06: into the top 0.68% of the event's history.
Jacob Posner — 3×3 single 8.66: into the top 4.1% of the event's history.
Tristan Yoo — 3×3 single 9.12: into the top 5.1% of the event's history.
Kaidren Clark — 2×2 single 2.24: into the top 6.5% of the event's history.
Elliot Hawkins — 2×2 single 2.76: into the top 11.6% of the event's history.
Gabriel Thompson — 2×2 single 3.48: into the top 20.0% of the event's history.
Rayhan Izzaldin Rizqi — 3×3 single 13.98: into the top 20.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

33 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

114 competitors · 461 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. Danny SungIn Park won it with a 7.37 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

114 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.