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Country Roads Martinsburg 2020

Martinsburg, West Virginia · 22 February 2020 · 5 events · 55 competitors · 39 personal bests

Ray Bai won two of the five events (3×3, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Michael Nielsen by 0.46 seconds. 55 competitors produced 39 personal bests, 13 of which still stand today, and four people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Ibrahim Khanani took a Square-1 single of 1:41.97 down to 56.14, 45 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Ray Bai — 3×3, 3×3 one-handed
0.46s
closest final — Pyraminx, Michael Nielsen over Saransh Grover
39
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Ray Bai6.608.26
4×4Ari Randers-Pehrson26.1731.54
3×3 one-handedRay Bai10.2012.81
PyraminxMichael Nielsen2.242.72
Square-1Jackey Zheng6.997.60

The PB harvest

39 set · 13 still standing
  • Zayn Khanani — 4×4 single 28.35: into the top 1.9% of the event's history.
  • Keenan Johnson — 4×4 single 29.34: into the top 2.4% of the event's history.
  • Raymond Goslow — 3×3 one-handed single 12.59: into the top 3.8% of the event's history.
  • Jack Krieg — 3×3 one-handed single 14.80: into the top 7.7% of the event's history.
  • Emil Van Ilmari Nguyen Tornudd — 3×3 single 10.92: into the top 10.2% of the event's history.
  • Eric Haas — 3×3 single 13.15: into the top 17.9% of the event's history.
  • Tommy Harrington — Pyraminx single 7.17: into the top 29.3% of the event's history.
  • Matthew Culkin — 3×3 single 16.90: into the top 30.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

Four 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

55 competitors · 300 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. Ray Bai won it with a 8.26 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

55 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.