Competitions · United States

Charlotte Winter 2020

Charlotte, North Carolina · 4 January 2020 · 5 events · 94 competitors · 109 personal bests

Tommy Cherry won three of the five events (2×2, 3×3 blindfolded, Clock) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Katie Hull by 0.15 seconds. 94 competitors produced 109 personal bests, 54 of which still stand today, and 20 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Joshua Fife took a 4×4 single of 4:37.64 down to 1:43.98, 63 percent better in one day.

Three wins

Tommy Cherry — 2×2, 3×3 blindfolded, Clock

0.15s

closest final — 3×3, Katie Hull over Andreas Lambropoulos

109

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Katie Hull	7.84	8.45
2×2	Tommy Cherry	1.32	1.57
4×4	Katie Hull	28.05	28.59
3×3 blindfolded	Tommy Cherry	20.14	—
Clock	Tommy Cherry	4.53	5.69

The PB harvest

109 set · 54 still standing

Alaric Pan — 3×3 single 8.73: into the top 4.2% of the event's history.
Ryan Rodden — 3×3 single 8.82: into the top 4.5% of the event's history.
Tyler Dean — 3×3 single 8.85: into the top 4.5% of the event's history.
Dartagnan Mullins — 3×3 single 10.08: into the top 7.7% of the event's history.
Memphis Bost — 3×3 single 10.78: into the top 9.8% of the event's history.
Alaric Pan — 4×4 single 39.70: into the top 11.8% of the event's history.
Tibor Jerry Praas — 4×4 single 40.35: into the top 12.5% of the event's history.
Jayden Jiang — 2×2 single 3.32: into the top 18.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

20 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 4,608 people who made their debut in 2020. 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

94 competitors · 432 results · 5 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. Katie Hull won it with a 8.45 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

94 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.