Competitions · United States
Blue Cubed 2018
Farmington, Maine · 5 August 2018 · 8 events · 36 competitors · 75 personal bests
Roger Lightbody III won three of the eight events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Josh Blackman by 0.58 seconds. 36 competitors produced 75 personal bests, 33 of which still stand today, and seven people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Chandler Pike took a Square-1 single of 1:33.45 down to 31.79, 66 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Roger Lightbody III | 7.57 | 8.35 |
| 2×2 | Roger Lightbody III | 1.37 | 2.02 |
| 4×4 | Roger Lightbody III | 36.10 | 43.84 |
| 6×6 | Sam Schultz | 2:18.82 | 2:27.80 |
| 3×3 one-handed | James Donahue | 17.47 | 18.48 |
| Megaminx | Aidan McKenzie | 46.18 | 51.18 |
| Pyraminx | Josh Blackman | 2.46 | 3.75 |
| Square-1 | Aidan McKenzie | 11.96 | 14.04 |
The PB harvest
75 set · 33 still standing- Roger Lightbody III — 2×2 single 1.37: into the top 1.6% of the event's history.
- Josh Blackman — Pyraminx single 2.46: into the top 2.1% of the event's history.
- David Fischer — 2×2 single 1.72: into the top 3.2% of the event's history.
- Alex Cohen — 2×2 single 2.32: into the top 7.2% of the event's history.
- Roger Lightbody III — 4×4 single 36.10: into the top 7.8% of the event's history.
- Josh Blackman — 2×2 single 2.52: into the top 9.1% of the event's history.
- David Fischer — 3×3 single 11.35: into the top 11.6% of the event's history.
- Jeremy Blackman — 2×2 single 3.03: into the top 14.6% of the event's history.
First-timers
Seven 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
36 competitors · 262 results · 8 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. Roger Lightbody III won it with a 8.35 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
L' F2 R F2 D2 F2 L U2 R' U' L2 R B' L' U2 B D2 F' U L2 - 2
L' U' D R' D' F2 L' D F U L F2 D2 F' B U2 R2 F' D2 - 3
B2 F L2 B D2 F2 L B' R' F2 R2 U' R2 B R2 B2 U - 4
L2 U L2 B2 U2 B2 R2 D' B2 F' L2 B' U R D F2 L B L U - 5
L2 D B2 U' B2 R2 U B2 D' B' L U' B U2 B' L D' U2 R'
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
36 competitors- Addison Heffernan
- Adriel Wiebe
- Aidan McKenzie
- Alex Cohen
- Anonymous
- Ben Andrews
- Brendan Pratt
- Chandler Pike
- Che-Hao Saito
- Chris Yeager
- Connor Marley
- Daithi Heffernan
- David Fischer
- Derek White
- Elijah M. McGee
- Ernest Zhang
- Ethan McIntosh
- Evan McKenzie
- Fallon Eggett
- Frank Barton
- Frank Giampietro
- Howard Swift
- James Donahue
- Jeremy Blackman
- Josh Blackman
- Lauren Phung
- Lilli McKenzie
- Lucien Hammond
- Luke Bodwell
- Luke Galioto
- Owen Smith
- Robbie Safran
- Roger Lightbody III
- Ryan DeAngelis
- Sam Schultz
- Seiya Matsumoto
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.