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Boise 2019

Boise, Idaho · 2 November 2019 · 7 events · 49 competitors · 50 personal bests

Luke Tycksen won seven of the seven events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Luke Tycksen by 0.05 seconds. 49 competitors produced 50 personal bests, 27 of which still stand today, and 18 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Jadyn Finch took a 4×4 single of 2:53.99 down to 1:17.53, 55 percent better in one day.

Seven wins
Luke Tycksen — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, Megaminx
0.05s
closest final — 2×2, Luke Tycksen over Alex Springer
50
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Luke Tycksen7.477.74
2×2Luke Tycksen2.753.13
4×4Luke Tycksen29.4731.34
5×5Luke Tycksen45.8552.15
6×6Luke Tycksen1:47.281:51.71
7×7Luke Tycksen2:24.822:34.07
MegaminxLuke Tycksen41.2350.42

The PB harvest

50 set · 27 still standing
  • Mason Witt — 3×3 single 7.16: into the top 1.5% of the event's history.
  • Blake Stamper — 3×3 single 8.28: into the top 3.3% of the event's history.
  • Chance J. Lockwood — 2×2 single 2.11: into the top 5.5% of the event's history.
  • Seth Versluis — 2×2 single 2.17: into the top 6.0% of the event's history.
  • Alex Springer — 2×2 single 2.49: into the top 8.8% of the event's history.
  • Mason Witt — 2×2 single 2.51: into the top 9.0% of the event's history.
  • Alex Springer — 4×4 single 39.37: into the top 11.4% of the event's history.
  • Joseph Sale — 2×2 single 2.92: into the top 13.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

18 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

49 competitors · 222 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. Luke Tycksen 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. 1R F B' U2 R2 L F2 U' L D F R2 U2 F R2 D2 R2 F U2 R2 F'
  2. 2R' B2 R B2 L2 B2 F' D' L' D2 F U' B2 L' U' F' D
  3. 3R' D B2 D2 F U2 R' D F2 R2 F' D F2 U L2 B2 R2 D L2
  4. 4D2 R F2 U F D' B R L2 U F2 R U2 F2 L B2 R2 L' F2 B2
  5. 5R F' U D2 B U F' L' U R2 U2 R2 L2 F R2 F L2 U2 L2 B

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

49 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.