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For The Love Of Cubing 2016

Stuart, Florida · 13 February 2016 · 5 events · 51 competitors · 35 personal bests

Andy Smith won the 3×3 with a 8.92 and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Calvin Yong by 0.46 seconds. 51 competitors produced 35 personal bests, 12 of which still stand today, and 23 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Peter Hayes took a 2×2 single of 14.73 down to 3.98, 73 percent better in one day.

5
events decided
0.46s
closest final — Pyraminx, Calvin Yong over Marcus Kamen
35
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Andy Smith7.418.92
2×2Dawson Wellman3.243.64
MegaminxJames Olarte1:22.171:31.17
PyraminxCalvin Yong4.354.89
SkewbZachary Friedman6.017.33

The PB harvest

35 set · 12 still standing
  • Rodrigo Castellon — 2×2 single 2.76: into the top 11.6% of the event's history.
  • Rodrigo Castellon — 3×3 single 12.94: into the top 17.2% of the event's history.
  • Peter Hayes — 2×2 single 3.98: into the top 26.2% of the event's history.
  • John Wesson Johnson — 2×2 single 4.28: into the top 30.1% of the event's history.
  • John Wesson Johnson — Pyraminx single 7.27: into the top 30.1% of the event's history.
  • Chris Foster — Megaminx single 2:00.17: into the top 45.7% of the event's history.
  • Maxwell Williamson — Pyraminx single 9.61: into the top 49.9% of the event's history.
  • Peter Hayes — Pyraminx single 9.94: into the top 52.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

23 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

51 competitors · 211 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. Andy Smith won it with a 8.92 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

51 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.