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Frisco Liberty Cubing 2019

Allen, Texas · 19 January 2019 · 7 events · 63 competitors · 87 personal bests

Mahith Bandi won four of the seven events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Sean Hartman by 0.08 seconds. 63 competitors produced 87 personal bests, 31 of which still stand today, and 19 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Timothy Martin took a 2×2 single of 5.58 down to 1.62, 71 percent better in one day.

Four wins
Mahith Bandi — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 5×5
0.08s
closest final — Pyraminx, Sean Hartman over Andres Rodriguez
87
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Mahith Bandi7.758.01
2×2Mahith Bandi1.822.27
4×4Mahith Bandi30.3631.57
5×5Mahith Bandi58.471:02.48
3×3 blindfoldedJeff Park20.0821.71
PyraminxSean Hartman2.783.20
SkewbRiley Norrid3.043.80

The PB harvest

87 set · 31 still standing
  • Noah Mazraani — 2×2 single 1.40: into the top 1.7% of the event's history.
  • Minh-Khanh Phung — 2×2 single 1.49: into the top 2.1% of the event's history.
  • Timothy Martin — 2×2 single 1.62: into the top 2.7% of the event's history.
  • Thai Bui — 2×2 single 1.76: into the top 3.4% of the event's history.
  • Samuel Bluestein — 3×3 single 11.68: into the top 12.8% of the event's history.
  • Carson Forkner — 3×3 single 13.73: into the top 20.0% of the event's history.
  • Ravi Shah — 3×3 single 14.00: into the top 21.0% of the event's history.
  • Timothy Martin — 4×4 single 48.54: into the top 22.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

19 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

63 competitors · 301 results · 7 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. Mahith Bandi won it with a 8.01 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

63 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.