Competitions · United States

Cubing in the Redwoods 2018

Eureka, California · 29 September 2018 · 7 events · 19 competitors · 22 personal bests

Noa Arthurs won three of the seven events (3×3, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Dez Reinmuth by 0.11 seconds. 19 competitors produced 22 personal bests, 17 of which still stand today, and eight people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Andrew Kowalski took a Skewb single of 17.01 down to 8.80, 48 percent better in one day.

Three wins

Noa Arthurs — 3×3, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed

0.11s

closest final — 2×2, Dez Reinmuth over Ant Irizarry

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Noa Arthurs	12.53	13.21
2×2	Dez Reinmuth	4.44	4.80
4×4	Ant Irizarry	49.02	50.90
5×5	Noa Arthurs	1:24.90	1:30.71
3×3 one-handed	Noa Arthurs	17.13	21.60
Pyraminx	Alex Kowalski	8.03	10.55
Skewb	Dez Reinmuth	8.27	9.40

The PB harvest

22 set · 17 still standing

Colton Johnston — 2×2 single 2.41: into the top 8.0% of the event's history.
Colton Johnston — 3×3 single 10.37: into the top 8.6% of the event's history.
Dez Reinmuth — 2×2 single 3.04: into the top 14.7% of the event's history.
Brandon Mendez — 3×3 single 14.26: into the top 21.9% of the event's history.
Dez Reinmuth — 4×4 single 49.39: into the top 24.0% of the event's history.
Alex Kowalski — Pyraminx single 8.03: into the top 36.4% of the event's history.
Andrew Kowalski — 2×2 single 5.07: into the top 40.2% of the event's history.
Brandon Mendez — 2×2 single 5.23: into the top 42.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

Eight 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

19 competitors · 92 results · 7 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. Noa Arthurs won it with a 13.21 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

19 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.