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Dixon Winter 2016

Dixon, Illinois · 6 February 2016 · 7 events · 85 competitors · 90 personal bests

Christopher Olson won two of the seven events (2×2, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the Square-1, won by Brian Johnson by 0.12 seconds. 85 competitors produced 90 personal bests, 29 of which still stand today, and 31 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Sreeram Venkatarao set the 3×3 blindfolded single continental record: 25.19.

Two wins
Christopher Olson — 2×2, 3×3 one-handed
0.12s
closest final — Square-1, Brian Johnson over Sam Nave
90
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Nathan Dwyer8.309.60
2×2Christopher Olson1.741.94
4×4John Brechon31.6637.51
7×7John Brechon3:03.423:09.24
3×3 blindfoldedSreeram Venkatarao25.1926.73
3×3 one-handedChristopher Olson13.3416.27
Square-1Brian Johnson11.0614.78

The PB harvest

90 set · 29 still standing
  • Sam Nave — Square-1 single 8.66: into the top 3.9% of the event's history.
  • John Brechon — Square-1 single 10.33: into the top 6.7% of the event's history.
  • Ben Zoller — 3×3 one-handed single 17.69: into the top 14.3% of the event's history.
  • Henry Schaffer — 3×3 one-handed single 17.97: into the top 15.0% of the event's history.
  • Nicholas Schreiner — 3×3 single 13.01: into the top 17.5% of the event's history.
  • Lucas Urbanski — 3×3 blindfolded single 1:19.06: into the top 19.3% of the event's history.
  • Christopher Olson — Square-1 single 16.77: into the top 20.4% of the event's history.
  • Zach Lew — 2×2 single 3.67: into the top 22.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

31 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

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

85 competitors · 387 results · 7 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. Nathan Dwyer won it with a 9.60 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

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.