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Competitions · United States

Berkeley Spring 2019

Berkeley, California · 21 April 2019 · 10 events · 147 competitors · 131 personal bests

Paul Mahvi won four of the ten events (3×3, 4×4, 6×6) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Nico Harper (李有為) by 0.13 seconds. 147 competitors produced 131 personal bests, 45 of which still stand today, and 46 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Kasper Jansson took a Clock single of 29.43 down to 12.19, 59 percent better in one day.

Four wins
Paul Mahvi — 3×3, 4×4, 6×6, 7×7
0.13s
closest final — 2×2, Nico Harper (李有為) over Varun Mohanraj
131
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Paul Mahvi7.067.74
2×2Nico Harper (李有為)2.302.75
4×4Paul Mahvi26.3032.03
6×6Paul Mahvi1:53.061:56.18
7×7Paul Mahvi2:32.362:39.85
3×3 blindfoldedGraham Siggins29.65—
ClockAbhimanyu Singhal8.098.98
SkewbJusun Choi (최주선)2.434.09
4×4 blindfoldedGraham Siggins2:03.71—
3×3 with feetRyan Jew1:17.941:28.59

The PB harvest

131 set · 45 still standing
  • David Adams — 4×4 single 31.59: into the top 3.9% of the event's history.
  • Reuben San Luis — 3×3 single 9.16: into the top 5.2% of the event's history.
  • David Yang — 3×3 single 10.64: into the top 9.4% of the event's history.
  • David Yang — 4×4 single 39.99: into the top 12.1% of the event's history.
  • Brendan Miles — Skewb single 4.34: into the top 13.3% of the event's history.
  • Angelo Garcia — 3×3 single 11.95: into the top 13.7% of the event's history.
  • Brian Law — 4×4 single 41.67: into the top 14.1% of the event's history.
  • Yash Bansal — 4×4 single 44.13: into the top 17.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

46 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 27,871 people who made their debut in 2019. 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

147 competitors · 585 results · 10 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 7.74 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

147 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.