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Fantastic Manhattan Competition 2016

New York, New York · 20 August 2016 · 10 events · 48 competitors · 44 personal bests

Mark Boyanowski won three of the ten events (3×3 Fewest Moves, 4×4 blindfolded, 3×3 Multi-Blind) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Livia Kleiner by 0.74 seconds. 48 competitors produced 44 personal bests, 8 of which still stand today, and one people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Mark Boyanowski set the 4×4 blindfolded average continental record: 4:16.49.

Three wins
Mark Boyanowski — 3×3 Fewest Moves, 4×4 blindfolded, 3×3 Multi-Blind
0.74s
closest final — Pyraminx, Livia Kleiner over Saransh Grover
44
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3 blindfoldedSreeram Venkatarao27.70
3×3 Fewest MovesMark Boyanowski23 moves26.67
ClockLivia Kleiner7.388.57
MegaminxNicolas Naing42.2945.86
PyraminxLivia Kleiner1.772.67
Square-1Brandon Lin (林博浩)9.5410.07
4×4 blindfoldedMark Boyanowski3:56.684:16.49
5×5 blindfoldedFabrizio Cirnigliaro24:26.00
3×3 Multi-BlindMark Boyanowski31 of 38 cubes · 58:33
3×3 with feetRoy Lee50.0853.10

The PB harvest

44 set · 8 still standing
  • Brandon Lin (林博浩) — Pyraminx single 2.90: into the top 3.3% of the event's history.
  • Vivek Iyer — Pyraminx single 3.38: into the top 5.0% of the event's history.
  • Michael Gottlieb — Pyraminx single 4.69: into the top 11.3% of the event's history.
  • Michael Gottlieb — Square-1 single 13.05: into the top 12.0% of the event's history.
  • Michael Gottlieb — Clock single 7.73: into the top 13.9% of the event's history.
  • Craig Bouchard — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 31 moves: into the top 17.4% of the event's history.
  • Craig Bouchard — 3×3 with feet single 2:25.92: into the top 60.1% of the event's history.
  • Craig Bouchard — Square-1 single 1:08.44: into the top 88.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

One person 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

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

48 competitors · 243 results · 10 events.

Everyone who competed

48 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.