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Competitions · United States

CubeChella 2018

Bermuda Dunes, California · 22 December 2018 · 5 events · 55 competitors · 42 personal bests

Max Park won three of the five events (3×3, 4×4, 7×7) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Derek Hsieh by 0.27 seconds. 55 competitors produced 42 personal bests, 10 of which still stand today, and 17 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Max Park set the 7×7 average world record: 1:51.63.

Three wins
Max Park — 3×3, 4×4, 7×7
0.27s
closest final — 2×2, Derek Hsieh over Christopher Lai
42
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Max Park5.546.04
2×2Derek Hsieh1.782.11
4×4Max Park21.6123.21
7×7Max Park1:48.351:51.63
3×3 blindfoldedKevin Matthews1:05.70

The PB harvest

42 set · 10 still standing
  • Kelan Ly — 3×3 single 11.46: into the top 12.0% of the event's history.
  • Sean Park — 4×4 single 44.23: into the top 17.3% of the event's history.
  • Eric Chan Lee — 2×2 single 3.84: into the top 24.4% of the event's history.
  • Matteo Beretta — 2×2 single 4.10: into the top 27.8% of the event's history.
  • Eric Chan Lee — 4×4 single 55.29: into the top 31.1% of the event's history.
  • Will Do — 2×2 single 4.41: into the top 31.8% of the event's history.
  • Matthew Harris — 7×7 single 4:33.11: into the top 42.1% of the event's history.
  • Bryan L. Guo — 3×3 single 21.44: into the top 43.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

17 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

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

55 competitors · 205 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. Max Park won it with a 6.04 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

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.