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Eugene 2016

Eugene, Oregon · 10 December 2016 · 6 events · 69 competitors · 91 personal bests

Aaron LoPrete won two of the six events (3×3, 4×4) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Max Hilliard by 0.33 seconds. 69 competitors produced 91 personal bests, 41 of which still stand today, and 17 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Dominic Hoar-Weiler took a Pyraminx single of 16.20 down to 6.05, 63 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Aaron LoPrete — 3×3, 4×4
0.33s
closest final — 2×2, Max Hilliard over Aaron LoPrete
91
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Aaron LoPrete9.3710.68
2×2Max Hilliard3.083.55
4×4Aaron LoPrete35.0536.95
3×3 blindfoldedIshaan Agrawal35.32
3×3 one-handedTyler Halgren17.6619.15
PyraminxDaniel Raber4.315.51

The PB harvest

91 set · 41 still standing
  • Aaron LoPrete — 4×4 single 30.37: into the top 3.0% of the event's history.
  • Aaron LoPrete — 3×3 single 8.45: into the top 3.6% of the event's history.
  • Devin Wilson — 3×3 single 8.62: into the top 4.0% of the event's history.
  • Nathan Raber — Pyraminx single 3.28: into the top 4.6% of the event's history.
  • Trenton Beatty — 2×2 single 2.21: into the top 6.3% of the event's history.
  • Kit Clement — Pyraminx single 3.87: into the top 7.0% of the event's history.
  • Daniel Raber — 2×2 single 2.59: into the top 9.8% of the event's history.
  • Max Hilliard — Pyraminx single 5.29: into the top 15.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

17 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

69 competitors · 375 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. Aaron LoPrete won it with a 10.68 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

69 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.