Competitions · United States

Grind City 2018

Memphis, Tennessee · 17 February 2018 · 8 events · 82 competitors · 106 personal bests

Andy Denney won two of the eight events (2×2, Megaminx) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Dylan Miller by 0.38 seconds. 82 competitors produced 106 personal bests, 30 of which still stand today, and 33 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Andy Denney set the Megaminx average continental record: 42.66.

Two wins

Andy Denney — 2×2, Megaminx

0.38s

closest final — 3×3, Dylan Miller over Andy Denney

106

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Dylan Miller	6.75	8.01
2×2	Andy Denney	1.73	2.17
4×4	Katie Hull	30.79	31.54
3×3 blindfolded	Jacob Ambrose	1:05.07	—
Clock	Jacob Ambrose	6.82	7.84
Megaminx	Andy Denney	37.10	42.66
Pyraminx	Marcus Kamen	2.30	3.21
Skewb	John Mackie	3.38	4.19

The PB harvest

106 set · 30 still standing

James Hildreth — 4×4 single 32.15: into the top 4.3% of the event's history.
Joe Kusmierz — 3×3 single 9.88: into the top 7.1% of the event's history.
Joe Kusmierz — Pyraminx single 4.28: into the top 9.1% of the event's history.
John Mackie — 2×2 single 2.86: into the top 12.7% of the event's history.
Walter Spickler — 2×2 single 2.87: into the top 12.8% of the event's history.
Tyler Tracy — 2×2 single 3.05: into the top 14.8% of the event's history.
Joe Kusmierz — Skewb single 4.78: into the top 16.5% of the event's history.
Ben White — 2×2 single 3.38: into the top 18.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

33 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

82 competitors · 516 results · 8 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. Dylan Miller 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.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

82 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.