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Denver Back to School 2019

Denver, Colorado · 31 August 2019 · 8 events · 76 competitors · 106 personal bests

Simon Kellum won three of the eight events (2×2, 3×3 one-handed, Square-1) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Dylan Hughlett by 0.03 seconds. 76 competitors produced 106 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

John Rodocker took a 2×2 single of 8.67 down to 3.82, 56 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Simon Kellum — 2×2, 3×3 one-handed, Square-1
0.03s
closest final — 3×3, Dylan Hughlett over Jack Ryan
106
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Dylan Hughlett7.149.19
2×2Simon Kellum2.703.38
4×4Jack Ryan28.5731.96
3×3 one-handedSimon Kellum12.3516.24
PyraminxMarcus Kamen2.142.81
SkewbBrayden Wroten2.133.72
Square-1Simon Kellum10.5015.15
3×3 with feetLogan Day-Richter50.5758.70

The PB harvest

106 set · 50 still standing
  • AJ Blair — Pyraminx single 2.42: into the top 2.0% of the event's history.
  • Michael Datz — 2×2 single 1.47: into the top 2.0% of the event's history.
  • Jack Ryan — 4×4 single 28.57: into the top 2.1% of the event's history.
  • Zachary Austin — 2×2 single 1.48: into the top 2.1% of the event's history.
  • Eli Disbrow — 2×2 single 1.75: into the top 3.3% of the event's history.
  • Tristan Steeves — 2×2 single 2.04: into the top 5.0% of the event's history.
  • Lawrence Nichols — 3×3 single 10.24: into the top 8.2% of the event's history.
  • Camden Mathewson — Skewb single 4.07: into the top 11.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

22 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 27,871 people who made their debut in 2019. 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

76 competitors · 462 results · 8 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. Dylan Hughlett won it with a 9.19 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

76 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.