Competitions · United States
Hudson Valley Open 2018
Poughkeepsie, New York · 24 March 2018 · 6 events · 59 competitors · 69 personal bests
Livia Kleiner won three of the six events (2×2, 3×3 one-handed, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Krish Shah-Nathwani by 0.16 seconds. 59 competitors produced 69 personal bests, 21 of which still stand today, and 16 people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Kevin Wilson took a Pyraminx single of 11.60 down to 3.64, 69 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Krish Shah-Nathwani | 7.31 | 8.36 |
| 2×2 | Livia Kleiner | 1.07 | 2.42 |
| 4×4 | Chris Choi | 26.69 | 29.74 |
| 5×5 | Brandon Nunez | 59.81 | 1:01.85 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Livia Kleiner | 14.45 | 14.88 |
| Pyraminx | Livia Kleiner | 1.37 | 2.99 |
The PB harvest
69 set · 21 still standing- Daniel Gutierrez — 2×2 single 0.93: into the top 0.43% of the event's history.
- Livia Kleiner — 2×2 single 1.07: into the top 0.7% of the event's history.
- Jay Lewis — 2×2 single 1.50: into the top 2.2% of the event's history.
- Brandon Nunez — 2×2 single 1.51: into the top 2.2% of the event's history.
- Kevin Wilson — Pyraminx single 3.64: into the top 6.0% of the event's history.
- Vincent Macri — 2×2 single 2.45: into the top 8.4% of the event's history.
- Landon Mays — Pyraminx single 4.24: into the top 8.9% of the event's history.
- Jedidiah Chung — 2×2 single 2.50: into the top 8.9% of the event's history.
First-timers
16 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
59 competitors · 315 results · 6 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. Krish Shah-Nathwani won it with a 8.36 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
L2 D2 L' R2 F2 L F2 U2 B' F2 D' L R' D B2 D' R D L - 2
L D2 F U R' U' D' R F B' U2 F2 B2 R' D2 L U2 D2 L2 B2 - 3
R' F U2 L2 U R' D L F B U' F D2 B2 U2 F B R2 D2 - 4
R F D2 F R' F2 U2 F2 U' B' U' B2 D F2 D' F2 U2 L2 U - 5
B' L' U B2 R' F B U' R' F2 R L2 F R2 F2 B U2 L2 F2 R2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
59 competitors- Alexander Fetterman
- Alexei Sinyavin
- Anderson Warshaw
- Arthur Adams
- Asha Lewis
- Avery Vallarta
- Billy Burier
- Bob Spinna
- Brandon Nunez
- Brent Marler
- Charles J. Lee
- Chris Choi
- Christian Baryla
- Christopher Memoli
- Christopher Ng
- Cody Marler
- Damian Bias
- Daniel Goldstein
- Daniel Gutierrez
- Drew Pearlstein
- Eamon Tracey
- Evan Rich
- Jackson Cowin
- Jake Bally
- James Coe
- Jay Lewis
- Jedidiah Chung
- Jenny Asuzano
- Jonathan Skawinski
- Joseph Bally
- Joshua Taylor
- Jourdyn Davis
- Junnan Shimizu
- Kaden DeConno
- Kaustubh Patil
- Kevin Wilson
- Krish Shah-Nathwani
- Kymberlyn Calderon
- Landon Mays
- Leah Shefferman
- Lex Edwards
- Livia Kleiner
- Luke Galioto
- Maria Maddi
- Matias Tsafrir
- Matthew Rich
- Naveen Tomlinson
- Nelson Nnodim
- Nestor Sokhan
- Nicholas Tardugno
- Phil Yu
- Sam Luo
- Saransh Grover
- Stanley Nerkowski IV
- Sujith Somayaji
- TJ Moody
- Vincent Macri
- Yijun Han
- Zachary Olmoz
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.