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Flag City Fall 2018

Findlay, Ohio · 20 October 2018 · 16 events · 109 competitors · 228 personal bests

Stanley Chapel won seven of the 16 events (5×5, 3×3 blindfolded, Clock) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Phillip Lewicki by 0.36 seconds. 109 competitors produced 228 personal bests, 66 of which still stand today, and 21 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Stanley Chapel set the 5×5 blindfolded single world record: 3:34.41.

Seven wins
Stanley Chapel — 5×5, 3×3 blindfolded, Clock, 4×4 blindfolded, 5×5 blindfolded, 3×3 Multi-Blind, 3×3 with feet
0.36s
closest final — 3×3, Phillip Lewicki over Luke Garrett
228
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Phillip Lewicki7.328.21
2×2Luke Van Laningham1.561.92
4×4Phillip Lewicki27.9232.04
5×5Stanley Chapel53.961:00.58
3×3 blindfoldedStanley Chapel27.24—
3×3 Fewest MovesRyan DeLine25 moves—
3×3 one-handedLuke Garrett11.6213.65
ClockStanley Chapel4.646.30
MegaminxPhillip Lewicki37.3344.59
PyraminxSteven Wintringham2.853.23
SkewbLuke Van Laningham2.403.56
Square-1Jack Pfeifer10.6511.30
4×4 blindfoldedStanley Chapel1:39.84—
5×5 blindfoldedStanley Chapel3:34.41—
3×3 Multi-BlindStanley Chapel24 of 25 cubes · 48:44—
3×3 with feetStanley Chapel35.9643.06

The PB harvest

228 set · 66 still standing
  • Collin Wendt — Pyraminx single 4.34: into the top 9.4% of the event's history.
  • Dakshin Devanand — 2×2 single 2.59: into the top 9.8% of the event's history.
  • Josh Myers — 3×3 single 10.99: into the top 10.4% of the event's history.
  • Samuel McKinney — 3×3 single 11.41: into the top 11.8% of the event's history.
  • Anton King — Skewb single 4.17: into the top 12.1% of the event's history.
  • Josh Myers — Pyraminx single 4.87: into the top 12.4% of the event's history.
  • Connor Brandt — Pyraminx single 5.06: into the top 13.5% of the event's history.
  • Snehil Pulluri — Pyraminx single 5.07: into the top 13.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

21 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

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

109 competitors · 788 results · 16 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. Phillip Lewicki won it with a 8.21 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

109 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.