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Competitions · United States

Berkeley Spring 2018

Berkeley, California · 7 April 2018 · 11 events · 129 competitors · 109 personal bests

Paul Mahvi won three of the eleven events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Paul Mahvi by 0.10 seconds. 129 competitors produced 109 personal bests, 27 of which still stand today, and 32 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Keith Maben took a 2×2 single of 7.62 down to 2.52, 67 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Paul Mahvi — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5
0.10s
closest final — 3×3, Paul Mahvi over Varun Mohanraj
109
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Paul Mahvi8.248.46
2×2Christopher Yen2.222.81
4×4Paul Mahvi28.8633.10
5×5Paul Mahvi55.9559.47
3×3 blindfoldedIshaan Agrawal20.56—
3×3 Fewest MovesRavi Fernando29 moves—
3×3 one-handedTiffany Chien12.7714.99
MegaminxTessa Cookmeyer54.2055.23
SkewbZeke Miller3.295.14
Square-1Nicholas Daneshvari12.6513.64
4×4 blindfoldedGraham Siggins2:24.13—

The PB harvest

109 set · 27 still standing
  • Brian Law — 3×3 single 6.47: into the top 0.83% of the event's history.
  • Angelo Cruz — 3×3 single 7.60: into the top 2.1% of the event's history.
  • Jaden Ahn — 3×3 single 8.11: into the top 3.0% of the event's history.
  • Jacob Posner — 2×2 single 2.44: into the top 8.3% of the event's history.
  • Keith Maben — 2×2 single 2.52: into the top 9.1% of the event's history.
  • Luke Cho — 4×4 single 39.88: into the top 12.0% of the event's history.
  • Brian Law — Skewb single 4.22: into the top 12.4% of the event's history.
  • Drake Ashton Verabian — Square-1 single 17.24: into the top 21.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

32 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

129 competitors · 524 results · 11 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. Paul Mahvi won it with a 8.46 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

129 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.