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GA Cubers Summer Blast 2018

Dunwoody, Georgia · 14 July 2018 · 7 events · 70 competitors · 94 personal bests

Nicolás Sánchez won two of the seven events (3×3, 2×2) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Nicolás Sánchez by 0.04 seconds. 70 competitors produced 94 personal bests, 34 of which still stand today, and nine people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Kevin Min set the 2×2 single national record: 1.03.

Two wins
Nicolás Sánchez — 3×3, 2×2
0.04s
closest final — 2×2, Nicolás Sánchez over Sean Hartman
94
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Nicolás Sánchez6.287.67
2×2Nicolás Sánchez1.972.53
5×5Sean Hartman57.511:05.06
3×3 blindfoldedTien Tran41.64
ClockJacob Ambrose5.616.71
PyraminxKevin Min2.053.53
Square-1Katie Hull10.6211.92

The PB harvest

94 set · 34 still standing
  • Jared Stinson — 2×2 single 1.02: into the top 0.59% of the event's history.
  • Jacob Evarts — 2×2 single 1.34: into the top 1.5% of the event's history.
  • Noah Paredes — Pyraminx single 2.43: into the top 2.0% of the event's history.
  • Benjamin Finley Lumpkin — 2×2 single 1.56: into the top 2.4% of the event's history.
  • Patrick French — 2×2 single 1.72: into the top 3.2% of the event's history.
  • Kyler Smith — 2×2 single 2.01: into the top 4.8% of the event's history.
  • Andrew Xiangyu Ning — 2×2 single 2.07: into the top 5.2% of the event's history.
  • Josh Mullins — 2×2 single 2.09: into the top 5.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

Nine 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

70 competitors · 401 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. Nicolás Sánchez won it with a 7.67 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

70 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.