Competitions · United States

Carolina Season Starter 2018

Gastonia, North Carolina · 8 September 2018 · 8 events · 112 competitors · 197 personal bests

Zachary Ochs won three of the eight events (2×2, Pyraminx, Square-1) and the closest final was the Clock, won by Jacob Ambrose by 0.17 seconds. 112 competitors produced 197 personal bests, 58 of which still stand today, and 21 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Josiah Taylor Huckabee took a 2×2 single of 9.81 down to 3.45, 65 percent better in one day.

Three wins

Zachary Ochs — 2×2, Pyraminx, Square-1

0.17s

closest final — Clock, Jacob Ambrose over Kerry Creech

197

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Johan Athial	8.40	9.41
2×2	Zachary Ochs	1.20	2.18
4×4	Katie Hull	26.66	31.93
3×3 one-handed	Kieran Dizon	11.38	12.51
Clock	Jacob Ambrose	4.89	6.40
Pyraminx	Zachary Ochs	3.17	3.50
Skewb	Andreas Lambropoulos	4.34	5.45
Square-1	Zachary Ochs	8.14	10.30

The PB harvest

197 set · 58 still standing

Athul Vikas — 2×2 single 2.03: into the top 4.9% of the event's history.
Clark Cheng — 3×3 single 9.42: into the top 5.9% of the event's history.
Vihaan Ambre — Skewb single 3.68: into the top 8.8% of the event's history.
Xan Shen — 2×2 single 2.61: into the top 10.0% of the event's history.
Jackson Taylor — 2×2 single 2.69: into the top 10.8% of the event's history.
Skyler Brickey Varvell — 2×2 single 2.70: into the top 10.9% of the event's history.
Alex Tabakian — 3×3 single 11.26: into the top 11.3% of the event's history.
Tim Rinehart — Pyraminx single 4.71: into the top 11.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

21 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

112 competitors · 719 results · 8 events.

Everyone who competed

112 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.