Competitions · United States

Cubing Knights 2016

Orlando, Florida · 18 June 2016 · 6 events · 102 competitors · 99 personal bests

Daniel Wannamaker won four of the six events (3×3, 2×2, 5×5) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Calvin Yong by 0.22 seconds. 102 competitors produced 99 personal bests, 49 of which still stand today, and 37 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Nathaniel Zhang took a 2×2 single of 11.16 down to 4.33, 61 percent better in one day.

Four wins

Daniel Wannamaker — 3×3, 2×2, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed

0.22s

closest final — Pyraminx, Calvin Yong over Daniel Wannamaker

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Daniel Wannamaker	7.49	9.02
2×2	Daniel Wannamaker	1.88	2.56
5×5	Daniel Wannamaker	1:03.04	1:09.44
3×3 one-handed	Daniel Wannamaker	14.58	16.34
Pyraminx	Calvin Yong	4.76	6.36
Skewb	Jared Stinson	6.10	7.04

The PB harvest

99 set · 49 still standing

Calvin Yong — 2×2 single 2.70: into the top 10.9% of the event's history.
Billy Lakaszcyck — 2×2 single 3.00: into the top 14.2% of the event's history.
Nicolas Puzino — 2×2 single 3.11: into the top 15.5% of the event's history.
Daniel Bryant — 2×2 single 3.20: into the top 16.6% of the event's history.
Yaniushka Santiago — 2×2 single 3.39: into the top 18.9% of the event's history.
Yaniushka Santiago — 3×3 single 14.63: into the top 23.2% of the event's history.
Joseph Manion — Pyraminx single 7.13: into the top 28.9% of the event's history.
Nathaniel Zhang — 2×2 single 4.33: into the top 30.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

37 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 17,946 people who made their debut in 2016. 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

102 competitors · 402 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. Daniel Wannamaker won it with a 9.02 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

102 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.