Competitions · United States

DFW Cubing Fiesta July 2018

Dallas, Texas · 21 July 2018 · 9 events · 85 competitors · 74 personal bests

Mahith Bandi won three of the nine events (5×5, 6×6, 7×7) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Andres Rodriguez by 0.74 seconds. 85 competitors produced 74 personal bests, 21 of which still stand today, and 23 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Jeff Park set the 3×3 blindfolded single world record: 17.33.

Three wins

Mahith Bandi — 5×5, 6×6, 7×7

0.74s

closest final — Pyraminx, Andres Rodriguez over Aaron Huynh

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Dylan Miller	7.21	7.81
4×4	Azhar Virani	28.42	32.04
5×5	Mahith Bandi	57.31	1:03.41
6×6	Mahith Bandi	1:47.38	1:53.06
7×7	Mahith Bandi	2:52.80	3:05.81
3×3 blindfolded	Jeff Park	17.33	20.34
3×3 Fewest Moves	Caleb Tate	28 moves	—
Pyraminx	Andres Rodriguez	3.73	4.32
3×3 Multi-Blind	Timothy Goh	23 of 29 cubes · 55:27	—

The PB harvest

74 set · 21 still standing

Nathan Cho — 3×3 single 8.35: into the top 3.4% of the event's history.
Calvin Sall — 4×4 single 37.42: into the top 9.1% of the event's history.
Travis Allen — 3×3 single 11.11: into the top 10.8% of the event's history.
Mahith Bandi — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 30 moves: into the top 14.8% of the event's history.
Ansh Shah — 3×3 single 13.69: into the top 19.9% of the event's history.
Angelo Zhang — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 33 moves: into the top 23.4% of the event's history.
William Grimes — 3×3 single 14.75: into the top 23.6% of the event's history.
Douglas Ford Junior — Pyraminx single 7.47: into the top 31.8% 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

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

85 competitors · 351 results · 9 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 Miller won it with a 7.81 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

85 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.