Competitions · United States

Berkeley Spring 2016

Berkeley, California · 10 April 2016 · 7 events · 101 competitors · 61 personal bests

Ty Marshall won three of the seven events (6×6, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx) and the closest final was the 3×3 one-handed, won by Ty Marshall by 1.13 seconds. 101 competitors produced 61 personal bests, 12 of which still stand today, and 39 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Peyton Huff took a 3×3 single of 1:41.89 down to 55.76, 45 percent better in one day.

Three wins

Ty Marshall — 6×6, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx

1.13s

closest final — 3×3 one-handed, Ty Marshall over Tiffany Chien

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Alex Johnson	6.86	8.36
4×4	Edward Lin	34.60	38.26
5×5	Edward Lin	1:04.15	1:08.65
6×6	Ty Marshall	2:25.40	2:30.61
3×3 blindfolded	Riley Woo	42.69	—
3×3 one-handed	Ty Marshall	13.79	15.17
Megaminx	Ty Marshall	58.59	1:02.27

The PB harvest

61 set · 12 still standing

Alex Johnson — 3×3 single 6.15: into the top 0.58% of the event's history.
Justin Barber — 3×3 single 6.95: into the top 1.3% of the event's history.
Henry Rausch — 3×3 single 11.35: into the top 11.6% of the event's history.
Henry Rausch — 4×4 single 45.29: into the top 18.7% of the event's history.
Nikolaj Pedersen — 4×4 single 50.31: into the top 25.1% of the event's history.
Henry Rausch — 3×3 one-handed single 25.36: into the top 35.2% of the event's history.
Chris Tam — 3×3 single 20.20: into the top 40.5% of the event's history.
Aldric Sangalang — 3×3 single 20.40: into the top 41.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

39 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 17,946 people who made their debut in 2016. 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

101 competitors · 273 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. Alex Johnson won it with a 8.36 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

101 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.