Competitions · United States
Houston Cube Blast 2016
Houston, Texas · 16 July 2016 · 7 events · 65 competitors · 90 personal bests
Ryan Przybocki won two of the seven events (3×3 one-handed, Skewb) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Dawson Gonzalez by 0.31 seconds. 65 competitors produced 90 personal bests, 24 of which still stand today, and 19 people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Kevin Whitcomb took a Skewb single of 17.57 down to 5.38, 69 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Dylan Miller | 8.40 | 9.16 |
| 2×2 | Dawson Gonzalez | 2.60 | 2.73 |
| 4×4 | Azhar Virani | 43.68 | 47.39 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Jeff Park | 52.73 | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | Ryan Przybocki | 15.55 | 16.19 |
| Pyraminx | Seth Talbot | 3.80 | 4.48 |
| Skewb | Ryan Przybocki | 3.27 | 4.63 |
The PB harvest
90 set · 24 still standing- Ian Fischer — 2×2 single 2.20: into the top 6.2% of the event's history.
- Eli Hawkins — Skewb single 3.52: into the top 7.9% of the event's history.
- Angelo Zhang — Skewb single 3.90: into the top 10.2% of the event's history.
- Ryan Przybocki — 3×3 blindfolded single 55.20: into the top 11.6% of the event's history.
- Joseph Mikhail — 3×3 single 12.72: into the top 16.5% of the event's history.
- Thomas Medrano — 2×2 single 3.51: into the top 20.3% of the event's history.
- Ryan Quenemoen — Pyraminx single 6.13: into the top 21.0% of the event's history.
- Alex Stichler — Pyraminx single 6.17: into the top 21.3% of the event's history.
First-timers
19 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 17,946 people who made their debut in 2016. 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
65 competitors · 289 results · 7 events.
Everyone who competed
65 competitors- Aidan Masterson
- Alex Stichler
- Alexander Carrales
- Alexis Salim
- Ali Udawala
- Angelo Zhang
- Anonymous
- Atharva Nargund
- Ayden Walker
- Azhar Virani
- Brady Swan
- Caleb Torres
- Calvin Sall
- Casey Tharpe
- Chase Macklin
- Christopher Dugas
- Cole Munnerlyn
- Daniel Chou
- Dawson Gonzalez
- Dominic Fatrisio
- Dylan Miller
- Eli Hawkins
- Ellie Tran
- Eric Yu
- Eugene Ko
- George Fan
- Hector Torres
- Ian Fischer
- Jae Park
- Jason Lee
- Jaxon Clough
- Jeff Park
- Jeffrey Qi
- Jianing Xie
- Joey Porter
- Joseph Mikhail
- Joshua Tickell
- Julian Reece
- Kai Park
- Keegan Collums
- Kevin Whitcomb
- Lucas Rigoulot
- Matt Lee
- Matthew Burns
- Musab Idrise
- Nicholas Hay
- Owen Chen
- Parker Traxler
- Patrick Fischer
- Pranav Veera
- Raul Trevino
- Roy Yue
- Ryan Przybocki
- Ryan Quenemoen
- Sayon Biswas
- Sean McCoy
- Seth Talbot
- Shelby Lambrecht
- Shonathon Collins
- Tanav Palisetti
- Thomas Medrano
- Ty Schaller
- Wenxuan Wu
- Wenyuan Wu
- Wesley Arbour
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.