Competitions · United States
Houston Winter 2013
Cypress, Texas · 5 January 2013 · 6 events · 41 competitors · 37 personal bests
Sumeet Agarwal won three of the six events (2×2, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 5×5, won by Sumeet Agarwal by 0.34 seconds. 41 competitors produced 37 personal bests, 8 of which still stand today, and 26 people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
John Allums took a 4×4 single of 2:52.71 down to 1:23.00, 52 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Anthony Brooks | 8.47 | 10.61 |
| 2×2 | Sumeet Agarwal | 2.84 | 3.76 |
| 4×4 | Sumeet Agarwal | 48.41 | 50.93 |
| 5×5 | Sumeet Agarwal | 1:33.43 | 1:47.40 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Shelley Chang | 1:49.28 | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | Anthony Brooks | 16.59 | 17.45 |
The PB harvest
37 set · 8 still standing- Frank Morris — 3×3 single 11.71: into the top 12.9% of the event's history.
- Chris Bender — 3×3 single 19.53: into the top 38.6% of the event's history.
- Allen Viljoen — 3×3 one-handed single 27.13: into the top 39.7% of the event's history.
- Alexander Wong — 4×4 single 1:04.44: into the top 41.2% of the event's history.
- Adam Particka — 2×2 single 6.72: into the top 58.1% of the event's history.
- Adam Particka — 3×3 blindfolded single 3:52.16: into the top 66.2% of the event's history.
- Adam Particka — 4×4 single 1:36.41: into the top 68.2% of the event's history.
- Chris Bender — 4×4 single 1:43.56: into the top 72.9% of the event's history.
First-timers
26 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 6,160 people who made their debut in 2013. 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
41 competitors · 162 results · 6 events.
Everyone who competed
41 competitors- Adam Particka
- Adeniji Ogunlana
- Alejandro Torres
- Alejandro Venegas
- Alex Bogaev
- Alexander Laiche
- Alexander Wong
- Alicia Capps
- Allen Viljoen
- Anthony Brooks
- Brayden Dragoo
- Casey Tharpe
- Chris Bender
- Christina Blackburn
- Danny Hernandez
- Dusty Clark
- Evan Esquivel
- Francisco Vera-Garza
- Frank Morris
- Jeffrey Qi
- Jesse Adams
- John Allums
- John Hernandez
- Lane Murphy
- Letian Mattia Chang
- Liam Matsumoto
- Neiman Walker
- Nicholas Sanchez
- Nicolas Martinez
- Ruibing Wang
- Ryan Harris
- Sammy Tawakkol
- Shane Rowland
- Shelley Chang
- Shonathon Collins
- Simen Stiansen
- Sumeet Agarwal
- Travis Brunet
- Wenxuan Wu
- Wenyuan Wu
- Zachary White
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.