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Fruit Salad 2018

Charlotte, North Carolina · 3 March 2018 · 7 events · 68 competitors · 53 personal bests

Daniel Wannamaker won two of the seven events (3×3, 6×6) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Zachary Ochs by 0.12 seconds. 68 competitors produced 53 personal bests, 12 of which still stand today, and 19 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Ionel Bălteanu set the Clock single national record: 13.63.

Two wins
Daniel Wannamaker — 3×3, 6×6
0.12s
closest final — Skewb, Zachary Ochs over Katie Hull
53
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Daniel Wannamaker7.868.48
6×6Daniel Wannamaker1:56.712:02.00
3×3 blindfoldedJacob Ambrose1:39.98
ClockJacob Ambrose5.706.80
PyraminxZachary Ochs2.884.72
SkewbZachary Ochs4.075.61
4×4 blindfoldedCarson Claud

The PB harvest

53 set · 12 still standing
  • Isaac Hancock — Pyraminx single 2.62: into the top 2.5% of the event's history.
  • Nathaniel Onks — Skewb single 4.04: into the top 11.2% of the event's history.
  • Isaac Hancock — 3×3 single 11.29: into the top 11.4% of the event's history.
  • Nathaniel Onks — 3×3 single 14.17: into the top 21.6% of the event's history.
  • Matthew Huber — Pyraminx single 7.04: into the top 28.2% of the event's history.
  • Brandon Williamson — 3×3 single 17.62: into the top 32.9% of the event's history.
  • Terry Daniels — 3×3 single 18.04: into the top 34.2% of the event's history.
  • Ionel Bălteanu — Clock single 13.63: into the top 42.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

19 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

68 competitors · 315 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. Daniel Wannamaker won it with a 8.48 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

68 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.