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DFW NxN Winter 2020

Cleburne, Texas · 4 January 2020 · 6 events · 35 competitors · 50 personal bests

Mahith Bandi won three of the six events (3×3, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Chengyang Song (宋成阳) by 0.15 seconds. 35 competitors produced 50 personal bests, 16 of which still stand today, and seven people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Bryce Jackson took a 2×2 single of 12.10 down to 5.78, 52 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Mahith Bandi — 3×3, 5×5, 6×6
0.15s
closest final — 2×2, Chengyang Song (宋成阳) over Ryan Pilat
50
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Mahith Bandi6.507.90
2×2Chengyang Song (宋成阳)1.962.54
4×4Azhar Virani29.6131.38
5×5Mahith Bandi47.7554.04
6×6Mahith Bandi1:32.721:39.91
7×7Zachary White2:25.392:30.18

The PB harvest

50 set · 16 still standing
  • Mahith Bandi — 4×4 single 22.63: into the top 0.28% of the event's history.
  • Mahith Bandi — 7×7 single 2:07.51: into the top 1.1% of the event's history.
  • Joseph DePinho — 3×3 single 10.59: into the top 9.2% of the event's history.
  • Joshua Feran — 6×6 single 1:58.04: into the top 10.2% of the event's history.
  • Timothy Martin — 3×3 single 11.55: into the top 12.3% of the event's history.
  • Chris Deng — 2×2 single 2.85: into the top 12.6% of the event's history.
  • Chengyang Song (宋成阳) — 6×6 single 2:05.78: into the top 13.6% of the event's history.
  • Chengyang Song (宋成阳) — 7×7 single 3:23.24: into the top 17.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

Seven people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 4,608 people who made their debut in 2020. 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

35 competitors · 212 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. Mahith Bandi won it with a 7.90 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

35 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.