Competitions · United States
Classic City Closer 2018
Athens, Georgia · 25 March 2018 · 9 events · 52 competitors · 67 personal bests
Kyra Joiner won three of the nine events (3×3 blindfolded, Clock, Square-1) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Nicolás Sánchez by 0.47 seconds. 52 competitors produced 67 personal bests, 16 of which still stand today, and 19 people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Carter Herman took a 2×2 single of 9.93 down to 2.74, 72 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Nicolás Sánchez | 6.43 | 8.24 |
| 2×2 | Nicolás Sánchez | 1.79 | 2.36 |
| 4×4 | Katie Hull | 29.23 | 32.38 |
| 6×6 | Jared Stinson | 1:54.97 | 2:03.09 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Kyra Joiner | 59.75 | — |
| Clock | Kyra Joiner | 6.71 | 7.80 |
| Square-1 | Kyra Joiner | 11.52 | 13.18 |
| 4×4 blindfolded | Jared Stinson | 12:31.00 | — |
| 3×3 with feet | Kieran Dizon | 42.75 | 47.43 |
The PB harvest
67 set · 16 still standing- Cooper Gates — 2×2 single 2.54: into the top 9.3% of the event's history.
- Ian Gilham — 2×2 single 2.72: into the top 11.1% of the event's history.
- Carter Herman — 2×2 single 2.74: into the top 11.4% of the event's history.
- Jason Argueta — 3×3 single 11.61: into the top 12.5% of the event's history.
- Ian Drake — 2×2 single 3.18: into the top 16.4% of the event's history.
- David Beugnon — Clock single 8.36: into the top 16.9% of the event's history.
- Nathan Proctor — 2×2 single 3.35: into the top 18.4% of the event's history.
- Jared Stinson — 3×3 blindfolded single 1:17.42: into the top 18.6% of the event's history.
First-timers
19 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
52 competitors · 324 results · 9 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. Nicolás Sánchez won it with a 8.24 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
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D' B' R' U2 B' L2 B2 U' R' U F2 D2 F2 R2 D2 R2 B2 U R2 - 2
B2 U2 L2 F2 U' F2 D2 R2 F D B' F' L' U F R2 D F2 D R - 3
B' R2 F D2 R D B' U' R' F2 L D2 B' L2 U2 D2 B R2 D2 - 4
L' F2 B2 R U F' D' R' U F' B2 U2 F2 U2 R U2 B2 R2 L F2 - 5
R2 U2 B2 U B2 F2 D2 R2 B2 D' B D F U R B' D R2 F R'
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
52 competitors- Abriana Nyante
- Alastair Murray
- Alex Harp
- Ben Brown
- Carter Herman
- Chad Harris
- Charles Votin
- Cody Lilly
- Cole Breuer
- Cooper Gates
- Dalton Padgett
- Daniel Mullen
- David Beugnon
- Evan Pombier
- Fabrizio Solis
- Harry Goslow
- Ian Drake
- Ian Gilham
- Ian Pombier
- Jack Blaum
- Jack M. Holloway
- Jack Riordan
- Jacob Ambrose
- Jacob Dietrich
- Jacob Nguen
- Jacob Thompson
- Jared Balassaitis
- Jared Stinson
- Jason Argueta
- Jeff Stinson
- Katie Hull
- Kieran Dizon
- Kotaro Ito
- Kyra Joiner
- Maksim Hernandez
- Matthew McDuff
- Miles Harrington
- Mingye Mark He
- Mithulvenkatnathan Senthilnathan
- Nathan Proctor
- Nicolás Sánchez
- Owen Dove
- Owen Harrington
- Prashanth Aedulapuram
- Rachel Petitt
- Ron Harris
- Ronald Lastre
- Ryan Riordan
- Sean Skinner
- William Kilgren
- Zach Slaton
- Zachary Garber
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.