Competitions · United States

Berkeley Summer 2016

Berkeley, California · 17 September 2016 · 7 events · 138 competitors · 129 personal bests

Ty Marshall won two of the seven events (3×3, Square-1) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Efrem Blitz by 0.04 seconds. 138 competitors produced 129 personal bests, 31 of which still stand today, and 39 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Ty Marshall set the Square-1 average world record: 9.75.

Two wins

Ty Marshall — 3×3, Square-1

0.04s

closest final — Pyraminx, Efrem Blitz over Ty Marshall

129

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Ty Marshall	7.32	8.76
2×2	Nicholas Daneshvari	2.09	2.96
4×4	Max Park	27.24	29.80
3×3 blindfolded	Noa Arthurs	29.13	—
3×3 one-handed	Max Park	11.63	12.34
Pyraminx	Efrem Blitz	4.15	5.01
Square-1	Ty Marshall	8.79	9.75

The PB harvest

129 set · 31 still standing

Justin Lin — 3×3 single 7.13: into the top 1.5% of the event's history.
Sirish Nutakki — 3×3 single 8.78: into the top 4.4% of the event's history.
William Ferrer — 3×3 single 8.97: into the top 4.8% of the event's history.
Noa Arthurs — 3×3 single 9.48: into the top 6.1% of the event's history.
Alex Johnson — 3×3 one-handed single 14.64: into the top 7.4% of the event's history.
Marc Mariano — 2×2 single 2.36: into the top 7.6% of the event's history.
Billy Zeng — 3×3 single 10.21: into the top 8.1% of the event's history.
Neil Johnson — Pyraminx single 5.22: into the top 14.6% 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

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

138 competitors · 478 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. Ty Marshall won it with a 8.76 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

138 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.