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Competitions · United States

Caltech Fall 2016

Pasadena, California · 12 November 2016 · 12 events · 31 competitors · 48 personal bests

Max Park won four of the twelve events (4×4, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the Clock, won by Nathan Soria by 0.15 seconds. 31 competitors produced 48 personal bests, 10 of which still stand today, and three people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Max Park set the 5×5 single continental record: 47.81.

Four wins
Max Park — 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7
0.15s
closest final — Clock, Nathan Soria over Pilan Scruggs
48
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
4×4Max Park25.8030.01
5×5Max Park47.8154.63
6×6Max Park1:56.622:03.44
7×7Max Park2:54.103:03.81
3×3 blindfoldedKevin Matthews1:23.69
ClockNathan Soria8.9910.35
MegaminxIsaac Langer49.5754.84
PyraminxElijah Brown2.934.01
Square-1Isaac Langer10.3813.10
4×4 blindfoldedKevin Matthews6:35.66
3×3 Multi-BlindPilan Scruggs8 of 10 cubes · 46:30
3×3 with feetSteven Turner50.9559.65

The PB harvest

48 set · 10 still standing
  • Nathan Soria — Square-1 single 12.79: into the top 11.4% of the event's history.
  • Pilan Scruggs — Clock single 8.50: into the top 17.5% of the event's history.
  • Nathan Soria — Clock single 8.99: into the top 19.9% of the event's history.
  • Pilan Scruggs — Pyraminx single 6.09: into the top 20.7% of the event's history.
  • Sophie Berman — 5×5 single 1:46.55: into the top 40.3% of the event's history.
  • Alex Seidler — Megaminx single 1:52.86: into the top 42.0% of the event's history.
  • Isaac Langer — 3×3 with feet single 1:54.28: into the top 45.9% of the event's history.
  • Alpha Yam — Pyraminx single 9.16: into the top 46.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

Three 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

31 competitors · 168 results · 12 events.

Everyone who competed

31 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.