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DFW Cubing Fiesta August 2018

Dallas, Texas · 11 August 2018 · 18 events · 96 competitors · 138 personal bests

Mahith Bandi won six of the 18 events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Mahith Bandi by 0.42 seconds. 96 competitors produced 138 personal bests, 42 of which still stand today, and 23 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Ansh Shah took a 2×2 single of 11.42 down to 2.53, 78 percent better in one day.

Six wins
Mahith Bandi — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 3×3 Fewest Moves, 3×3 with feet
0.42s
closest final — 3×3, Mahith Bandi over Jason Lee
138
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Mahith Bandi7.657.77
2×2Jason Lee2.343.10
4×4Mahith Bandi29.1833.69
5×5Mahith Bandi52.431:00.52
6×6Mahith Bandi1:53.001:56.70
7×7Zachary White2:44.762:46.67
3×3 blindfoldedJeff Park19.92—
3×3 Fewest MovesMahith Bandi33 moves38.33
3×3 one-handedJeff Park11.3613.46
ClockPranav Veera10.1812.47
MegaminxZachary White54.091:04.83
PyraminxAndres Rodriguez3.804.26
SkewbRiley Norrid3.333.95
Square-1Jason Lee9.7210.46
4×4 blindfoldedPranav Veera8:49.93—
5×5 blindfoldedPranav Veera24:57.00—
3×3 Multi-BlindJae Park——
3×3 with feetMahith Bandi31.1140.41

The PB harvest

138 set · 42 still standing
  • Jeff Park — 3×3 one-handed single 11.36: into the top 2.2% of the event's history.
  • Raymond Wang — 3×3 single 8.42: into the top 3.6% of the event's history.
  • Raymond Wang — 4×4 single 32.13: into the top 4.3% of the event's history.
  • Ansh Shah — 2×2 single 2.53: into the top 9.2% of the event's history.
  • Kyle Neil Lu — Pyraminx single 5.64: into the top 17.4% of the event's history.
  • Noah Mazraani — Skewb single 5.15: into the top 19.3% of the event's history.
  • Alexander Hall — 4×4 single 48.04: into the top 22.2% of the event's history.
  • Lily Dao — 3×3 one-handed single 22.67: into the top 27.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

23 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

96 competitors · 662 results · 18 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. Mahith Bandi won it with a 7.77 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

96 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.