Competitions · United States

Connect Community 2018

Portsmouth, New Hampshire · 8 September 2018 · 6 events · 108 competitors · 144 personal bests

Roger Lightbody III won two of the six events (3×3, 2×2) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Adriel Wiebe by 0.20 seconds. 108 competitors produced 144 personal bests, 50 of which still stand today, and 22 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Robbie Safran took a 2×2 single of 11.87 down to 2.42, 80 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Roger Lightbody III — 3×3, 2×2

0.20s

closest final — Pyraminx, Adriel Wiebe over Paul Taylor

144

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Roger Lightbody III	7.08	8.47
2×2	Roger Lightbody III	1.82	2.02
4×4	Aidan McKenzie	38.34	41.88
Megaminx	Aidan McKenzie	48.43	50.94
Pyraminx	Adriel Wiebe	4.00	4.77
Skewb	Adriel Wiebe	2.35	5.25

The PB harvest

144 set · 50 still standing

Will Bowen — 2×2 single 1.85: into the top 3.9% of the event's history.
Paul Taylor — 2×2 single 1.93: into the top 4.3% of the event's history.
Caleb Paquette — 3×3 single 9.16: into the top 5.2% of the event's history.
Robbie Safran — 2×2 single 2.42: into the top 8.1% of the event's history.
Nolan Chanda — 3×3 single 10.63: into the top 9.4% of the event's history.
Carson Moore — 3×3 single 10.83: into the top 10.0% of the event's history.
Juan F. Wulff — Pyraminx single 4.60: into the top 10.8% of the event's history.
Alex Cumming — 3×3 single 11.67: into the top 12.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

22 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

108 competitors · 504 results · 6 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. Roger Lightbody III 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.

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

solve 1

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solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

108 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.