Competitions · United States

Dixon Fall 2016

Dixon, Illinois · 8 October 2016 · 6 events · 89 competitors · 96 personal bests

Christopher Olson won two of the six events (3×3, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Brian Johnson by 0.38 seconds. 89 competitors produced 96 personal bests, 25 of which still stand today, and 28 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Sander Garcia-Stam took a 2×2 single of 15.05 down to 4.17, 72 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Christopher Olson — 3×3, 3×3 one-handed

0.38s

closest final — 2×2, Brian Johnson over Christopher Olson

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Christopher Olson	7.79	9.22
2×2	Brian Johnson	0.73	2.09
6×6	John Brechon	1:50.71	2:04.08
3×3 blindfolded	Brandon Satterstrom	53.18	—
3×3 one-handed	Christopher Olson	12.58	16.26
Megaminx	John Brechon	52.15	59.02

The PB harvest

96 set · 25 still standing

Sam Nave — 2×2 single 1.79: into the top 3.5% of the event's history.
Sam Nave — 3×3 single 8.65: into the top 4.1% of the event's history.
Ryan Ciosek — 2×2 single 2.70: into the top 10.9% of the event's history.
Eddy Garza — 2×2 single 2.96: into the top 13.8% of the event's history.
Liam Wallace — 2×2 single 3.04: into the top 14.7% of the event's history.
Jonathan Callaway — 2×2 single 3.07: into the top 15.1% of the event's history.
Silas Wam — 3×3 single 13.29: into the top 18.5% of the event's history.
Silas Wam — 2×2 single 3.51: into the top 20.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

28 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 17,946 people who made their debut in 2016. 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

89 competitors · 364 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. Christopher Olson won it with a 9.22 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

89 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.