Competitions · United States

Elk Cubing 2018

Elkhorn, Wisconsin · 18 March 2018 · 5 events · 130 competitors · 127 personal bests

SeungBeom Cho (조승범) won three of the five events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Brian Johnson by 0.38 seconds. 130 competitors produced 127 personal bests, 57 of which still stand today, and 41 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Adhvaith Mhahesh took a 2×2 single of 18.67 down to 5.89, 68 percent better in one day.

Three wins

SeungBeom Cho (조승범) — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5

0.38s

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

127

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	SeungBeom Cho (조승범)	7.15	7.92
2×2	Brian Johnson	1.07	1.61
4×4	SeungBeom Cho (조승범)	29.99	32.19
5×5	SeungBeom Cho (조승범)	1:00.68	1:02.90
3×3 one-handed	Brian Johnson	13.28	15.67

The PB harvest

127 set · 57 still standing

Henry H. La — 3×3 single 8.72: into the top 4.2% of the event's history.
Josh Budziak — 2×2 single 2.11: into the top 5.5% of the event's history.
Keaton Asbach — 2×2 single 2.36: into the top 7.6% of the event's history.
Albert Phan — 3×3 single 10.84: into the top 10.0% of the event's history.
Min Chiang — 3×3 one-handed single 16.13: into the top 10.5% of the event's history.
Brandon Regalado — 2×2 single 2.66: into the top 10.5% of the event's history.
Min Chiang — 2×2 single 2.71: into the top 11.0% of the event's history.
Randon Foldhazi — 2×2 single 2.79: into the top 11.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

41 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,076 people who made their debut in 2018. 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

130 competitors · 534 results · 5 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. SeungBeom Cho (조승범) won it with a 7.92 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

130 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.