Competitions · United States
Howland Winter 2018
Warren, Ohio · 10 March 2018 · 5 events · 50 competitors · 38 personal bests
Andy Denney won two of the five events (3×3, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Luke Van Laningham by 0.35 seconds. 50 competitors produced 38 personal bests, 6 of which still stand today, and 18 people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Finn Frato-Sweeney took a 2×2 single of 6.79 down to 4.03, 41 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Andy Denney | 8.28 | 8.66 |
| 2×2 | Luke Van Laningham | 1.24 | 2.23 |
| 5×5 | Andy Denney | 1:07.59 | 1:11.82 |
| 6×6 | Blake Thompson | 2:34.85 | 2:37.42 |
| Clock | Stephen Griggs | 8.85 | 10.67 |
The PB harvest
38 set · 6 still standing- Zac Jamison — 5×5 single 1:30.76: into the top 27.9% of the event's history.
- Wesley Miller — Clock single 11.81: into the top 34.0% of the event's history.
- Zac Jamison — 6×6 single 2:59.68: into the top 41.0% of the event's history.
- Brayden Beckman — 3×3 single 20.68: into the top 41.8% of the event's history.
- Tyrus David Hartman — 3×3 single 24.94: into the top 52.5% of the event's history.
- Brandon Shrader — 2×2 single 8.97: into the top 73.3% of the event's history.
First-timers
18 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
50 competitors · 195 results · 5 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. Andy Denney won it with a 8.66 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
U' F2 L2 R2 U' R2 D2 L2 F U R' B D R U' B' R - 2
D2 F U2 B L2 B U2 B' D' L' B F' L R' B' R U2 L' U2 - 3
B2 L' F U D2 F' B D B L' F' L2 F R2 U2 R2 F2 B' R2 - 4
F L' B2 U' R2 U2 F' B2 U' L' F2 R2 U2 F2 R2 U' R2 D2 B2 L2 - 5
B2 L U2 L F2 L' F2 R B D2 U B' D' F R B' R2 B2 D
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
50 competitors- Aidan Pletch
- Alek Crone
- Alex Bergandine
- Anderson Beck
- Andy Denney
- Ben Campbell
- Blake Thompson
- Brandon Clare
- Brandon Shrader
- Brayden Beckman
- Brenden Emerick
- Caleb Hoffman
- Charles Cavanaugh
- Daniel Suh
- David Olson
- Ethan Henderson
- Finn Frato-Sweeney
- Garet Warnick
- Gavin Precurato
- Grant Brown
- Hannah Krupitzer
- Henry Steel
- Herschleb Ewan Beaulieu
- Joe Norton
- John Shidemantle
- Justin Fahnestock
- Keegan Friend
- Kyle Miller
- Kyle Yamamoto
- Luke Van Laningham
- Micah Walker
- Noah Akers
- Owen Herron
- Owen Michael Salyers
- Owen Puhl
- Preston Hatcher
- Roman V. Simkins
- Ryan Baker
- Sean Cutshaw
- Stanley Nerkowski IV
- Stephen Griggs
- Tim Eng
- Trent Shrader
- Tucker Dyer
- Tyrus David Hartman
- Vishal Vivekanandan
- Wesley Miller
- Zac Jamison
- Zacharry Alan Thauvette
- Zachary Garber
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.