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Hudson Valley Open Fall 2016

Poughkeepsie, New York · 19 November 2016 · 5 events · 79 competitors · 92 personal bests

Jabari Nuruddin won two of the five events (3×3 one-handed, Skewb) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Daniel Rose-Levine by 0.08 seconds. 79 competitors produced 92 personal bests, 29 of which still stand today, and 15 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Jabari Nuruddin set the Skewb average continental record: 3.32.

Two wins
Jabari Nuruddin — 3×3 one-handed, Skewb
0.08s
closest final — 2×2, Daniel Rose-Levine over Eva Kato
92
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Patrick Ponce6.287.65
2×2Daniel Rose-Levine2.172.56
3×3 one-handedJabari Nuruddin12.0514.09
PyraminxAlex Maass2.763.44
SkewbJabari Nuruddin1.903.32

The PB harvest

92 set · 29 still standing
  • Jabari Nuruddin — 2×2 single 1.18: into the top 0.98% of the event's history.
  • Jabari Nuruddin — Skewb single 1.90: into the top 1.1% of the event's history.
  • Aden Malone — Pyraminx single 3.39: into the top 5.0% of the event's history.
  • John Weigand — Pyraminx single 3.71: into the top 6.3% of the event's history.
  • Omkar Iyer — 3×3 single 10.16: into the top 7.9% of the event's history.
  • John Weigand — 2×2 single 2.50: into the top 8.9% of the event's history.
  • Sawyer Haney — 2×2 single 2.63: into the top 10.2% of the event's history.
  • Aden Malone — 3×3 one-handed single 17.17: into the top 13.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

15 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

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

79 competitors · 404 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. Patrick Ponce won it with a 7.65 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

79 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.