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Empire State Spring 2019

Albany, New York · 20 April 2019 · 12 events · 84 competitors · 96 personal bests

Stanley Chapel won three of the twelve events (4×4, Megaminx, 5×5 blindfolded) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Kymberlyn Calderon by 0.09 seconds. 84 competitors produced 96 personal bests, 17 of which still stand today, and 22 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Levi Gibson took a Clock single of 26.03 down to 13.40, 49 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Stanley Chapel — 4×4, Megaminx, 5×5 blindfolded
0.09s
closest final — 2×2, Kymberlyn Calderon over Chris Chi
96
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Cornelius Dieckmann6.767.28
2×2Kymberlyn Calderon1.261.96
4×4Stanley Chapel29.7633.94
6×6Evan Liu1:47.071:52.18
7×7Evan Liu2:27.022:35.96
3×3 blindfoldedLiam Chen19.37—
3×3 Fewest MovesChris Chi25 moves26.67
3×3 one-handedCornelius Dieckmann10.8912.75
ClockEvan Liu4.555.85
MegaminxStanley Chapel52.6055.68
4×4 blindfoldedChris Chi7:00.14—
5×5 blindfoldedStanley Chapel3:04.46—

The PB harvest

96 set · 17 still standing
  • Andrew Cirincione — 3×3 single 7.75: into the top 2.4% of the event's history.
  • Arin Khare — 3×3 one-handed single 15.44: into the top 9.0% of the event's history.
  • Andrew Cirincione — 4×4 single 40.08: into the top 12.2% of the event's history.
  • Marc Crotta — 3×3 single 12.71: into the top 16.4% of the event's history.
  • Marc Crotta — 3×3 one-handed single 20.38: into the top 21.5% of the event's history.
  • Roy Lee — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 33 moves: into the top 23.4% of the event's history.
  • Chanakya Nayudu — 2×2 single 3.86: into the top 24.7% of the event's history.
  • Jourdyn Davis — 3×3 single 16.09: into the top 28.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

22 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 27,871 people who made their debut in 2019. 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

84 competitors · 461 results · 12 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. Cornelius Dieckmann won it with a 7.28 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

84 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.