Competitions · United States

Howdy Partner 2018

Houston, Texas · 3 February 2018 · 9 events · 135 competitors · 106 personal bests

Dylan Miller won two of the nine events (3×3, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Dylan Miller by 0.59 seconds. 135 competitors produced 106 personal bests, 32 of which still stand today, and 46 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Wes Smith took a Pyraminx single of 33.18 down to 16.66, 50 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Dylan Miller — 3×3, 3×3 one-handed

0.59s

closest final — 3×3, Dylan Miller over Blake Thompson

106

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Dylan Miller	7.28	7.48
4×4	Jonah Crosby	28.58	31.45
7×7	Mahith Bandi	3:03.25	3:06.88
3×3 blindfolded	Jeff Park	20.73	22.54
3×3 one-handed	Dylan Miller	11.49	14.24
Pyraminx	Andres Rodriguez	2.59	4.18
4×4 blindfolded	Timothy Goh	2:22.46	—
5×5 blindfolded	Jae Park	—	—
3×3 with feet	Ryan Jew	54.99	1:12.02

The PB harvest

106 set · 32 still standing

Nicholas Hay — 3×3 blindfolded single 36.43: into the top 5.8% of the event's history.
Ryanne Jaroudi — 3×3 single 9.42: into the top 5.9% of the event's history.
Casey Ear — Pyraminx single 4.43: into the top 9.9% of the event's history.
Ryan Quenemoen — 3×3 single 11.08: into the top 10.7% of the event's history.
Wesley Smith — 3×3 single 12.27: into the top 14.8% of the event's history.
Jenson Brown — 3×3 single 12.72: into the top 16.5% of the event's history.
Ryan Quenemoen — 4×4 single 46.77: into the top 20.5% of the event's history.
Gianfranco Randazzo — 3×3 single 14.72: into the top 23.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

46 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

No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.

The field

135 competitors · 473 results · 9 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 7.48 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

135 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.