Competitions · United States

Duke Summer 2016

Durham, North Carolina · 11 June 2016 · 6 events · 75 competitors · 55 personal bests

Rami Sbahi won three of the six events (3×3, 2×2, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Rami Sbahi by 0.74 seconds. 75 competitors produced 55 personal bests, 13 of which still stand today, and 36 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Tyler Fester took a 2×2 single of 10.56 down to 6.12, 42 percent better in one day.

Three wins

Rami Sbahi — 3×3, 2×2, Pyraminx

0.74s

closest final — 3×3, Rami Sbahi over Daniel Wannamaker

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Rami Sbahi	6.42	8.41
2×2	Rami Sbahi	1.60	1.73
4×4	Daniel Wannamaker	32.00	35.79
3×3 blindfolded	Chester Lian	57.26	—
3×3 one-handed	Pavan Ravindra	9.79	13.72
Pyraminx	Rami Sbahi	2.88	4.19

The PB harvest

55 set · 13 still standing

Chester Lian — 3×3 single 9.23: into the top 5.4% of the event's history.
David Asaad — 3×3 single 9.49: into the top 6.1% of the event's history.
David Asaad — 2×2 single 2.33: into the top 7.3% of the event's history.
Ty Fazenbaker — 2×2 single 2.44: into the top 8.3% of the event's history.
David Asaad — 3×3 one-handed single 17.18: into the top 13.0% of the event's history.
Jason Wong — 2×2 single 2.99: into the top 14.1% of the event's history.
Jason Wong — 3×3 single 12.42: into the top 15.3% of the event's history.
Jason Wong — 4×4 single 54.56: into the top 30.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

36 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

75 competitors · 282 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. Rami Sbahi won it with a 8.41 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

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solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

75 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.