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BU Spring 2018

Boston, Massachusetts · 12 May 2018 · 7 events · 111 competitors · 153 personal bests

Samantha Raskind won three of the seven events (4×4, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Abhinav Govindaraju by 0.29 seconds. 111 competitors produced 153 personal bests, 39 of which still stand today, and twelve people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Isaiah Sippel took a Pyraminx single of 9.99 down to 2.96, 70 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Samantha Raskind — 4×4, 5×5, 6×6
0.29s
closest final — Pyraminx, Abhinav Govindaraju over Evan McKenzie
153
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Samuel Brenner7.708.47
4×4Samantha Raskind35.5538.56
5×5Samantha Raskind1:01.241:08.37
6×6Samantha Raskind2:05.152:08.69
3×3 one-handedSamuel Brenner12.7514.77
PyraminxAbhinav Govindaraju2.393.88
Square-1Joshua Broderick Phillips11.7113.60

The PB harvest

153 set · 39 still standing
  • Harshith Iyer — Pyraminx single 2.03: into the top 1.2% of the event's history.
  • Evan McKenzie — Pyraminx single 2.69: into the top 2.7% of the event's history.
  • Isaiah Sippel — Pyraminx single 2.96: into the top 3.5% of the event's history.
  • Eli Chen — Pyraminx single 3.24: into the top 4.5% of the event's history.
  • Evan McKenzie — 3×3 single 9.56: into the top 6.3% of the event's history.
  • Wilson Martinez — 3×3 single 10.33: into the top 8.4% of the event's history.
  • Anton Machkasov — 3×3 single 10.69: into the top 9.5% of the event's history.
  • Isaac Rajagopal — Pyraminx single 4.60: into the top 10.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

Twelve 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

111 competitors · 514 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. Samuel Brenner won it with a 8.47 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

111 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.