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Hawaii 2019

Honolulu, Hawaii · 16 November 2019 · 7 events · 29 competitors · 32 personal bests

Matty Hiroto Inaba won five of the seven events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Matty Hiroto Inaba by 0.17 seconds. 29 competitors produced 32 personal bests, 20 of which still stand today, and 13 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Kealoha Morimoto took a 2×2 single of 6.54 down to 2.45, 63 percent better in one day.

Five wins
Matty Hiroto Inaba — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx
0.17s
closest final — 2×2, Matty Hiroto Inaba over Hitoki Kidahashi (木田橋仁毅)
32
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Matty Hiroto Inaba6.177.42
2×2Matty Hiroto Inaba3.063.76
4×4Matty Hiroto Inaba24.9928.96
3×3 blindfoldedBrandon Harnish1:40.08
3×3 one-handedMatty Hiroto Inaba13.2114.03
MegaminxMatty Hiroto Inaba1:32.081:36.13
SkewbHitoki Kidahashi (木田橋仁毅)3.486.10

The PB harvest

32 set · 20 still standing

First-timers

13 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

29 competitors · 167 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. Matty Hiroto Inaba won it with a 7.42 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

29 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.