Sunday 6 September 2026 Rebuilt nightly from the WCA's official results · export of 6 September 2026 · About
The Middle Three
Competitions → Canada → Edmonton Open Winter 2016

Competitions · Canada

Edmonton Open Winter 2016

Edmonton, Alberta · 30 January 2016 · 10 events · 140 competitors · 99 personal bests

Antoine Cantin won nine of the ten events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Antoine Cantin by 0.31 seconds. 140 competitors produced 99 personal bests, 17 of which still stand today, and 99 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Antoine Cantin set the Pyraminx single national record: 2.31.

Nine wins
Antoine Cantin — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 one-handed, Clock, Skewb, 3×3 Multi-Blind
0.31s
closest final — 2×2, Antoine Cantin over Paris Dorn
99
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Antoine Cantin7.928.67
2×2Antoine Cantin2.523.51
4×4Antoine Cantin34.9640.28
5×5Antoine Cantin1:05.281:09.76
3×3 blindfoldedAntoine Cantin47.04—
3×3 one-handedAntoine Cantin10.3911.18
ClockAntoine Cantin6.808.34
PyraminxZach Ramer3.414.33
SkewbAntoine Cantin3.574.81
3×3 Multi-BlindAntoine Cantin8 of 11 cubes · 43:40—

The PB harvest

99 set · 17 still standing
  • Simon Thon — Pyraminx single 4.58: into the top 10.7% of the event's history.
  • Gabriel Kerr — 3×3 single 13.06: into the top 17.6% of the event's history.
  • Jaime Esperanza Jr. — 3×3 single 13.11: into the top 17.8% of the event's history.
  • Gabriel Kerr — 2×2 single 3.74: into the top 23.2% of the event's history.
  • Mark Nie — Skewb single 5.84: into the top 24.5% of the event's history.
  • Simon Thon — 4×4 single 51.23: into the top 26.2% of the event's history.
  • Matthew Hayden — 2×2 single 4.26: into the top 29.8% of the event's history.
  • Simon Thon — Skewb single 7.15: into the top 34.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

99 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

140 competitors · 605 results · 10 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. Antoine Cantin won it with a 8.67 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

140 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.