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Berkeley Summer 2019

Berkeley, California · 21 September 2019 · 9 events · 148 competitors · 137 personal bests

Paul Mahvi won two of the nine events (5×5, 7×7) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Heidi Chan by 0.45 seconds. 148 competitors produced 137 personal bests, 47 of which still stand today, and 35 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Henry McNamara took a Square-1 single of 1:14.28 down to 24.09, 68 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Paul Mahvi — 5×5, 7×7
0.45s
closest final — 3×3, Heidi Chan over Christopher Yen
137
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Heidi Chan6.516.99
5×5Paul Mahvi57.8359.39
7×7Paul Mahvi2:23.612:28.15
3×3 blindfoldedGraham Siggins22.11—
PyraminxAaron Paskow2.783.41
SkewbJusun Choi (최주선)3.234.04
Square-1Calix Tang8.399.44
4×4 blindfoldedGraham Siggins1:39.05—
5×5 blindfoldedRiley Woo13:04.00—

The PB harvest

137 set · 47 still standing
  • Heidi Chan — Pyraminx single 3.17: into the top 4.2% of the event's history.
  • Isaac Langer — 5×5 single 57.93: into the top 4.5% of the event's history.
  • Yash Bansal — 3×3 single 9.00: into the top 4.9% of the event's history.
  • Stephen Zhu — 3×3 single 9.62: into the top 6.4% of the event's history.
  • Brian Law — Pyraminx single 3.91: into the top 7.2% of the event's history.
  • Noelle Anderson — Skewb single 3.96: into the top 10.6% of the event's history.
  • Khethani Tombs — 3×3 single 11.08: into the top 10.7% of the event's history.
  • Ryan Chen — 3×3 single 11.52: into the top 12.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

35 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

148 competitors · 599 results · 9 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. Heidi Chan won it with a 6.99 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

148 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.