Competitions · United States

Hudson Valley Winter 2019

Poughkeepsie, New York · 5 January 2019 · 6 events · 94 competitors · 98 personal bests

Jonah Crosby won three of the six events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Livia Kleiner by 0.15 seconds. 94 competitors produced 98 personal bests, 36 of which still stand today, and 25 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Isaac Katz took a 3×3 one-handed single of 43.45 down to 16.39, 62 percent better in one day.

Three wins

Jonah Crosby — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5

0.15s

closest final — Pyraminx, Livia Kleiner over Jinseo Hong

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Jonah Crosby	7.90	8.33
2×2	Andrew Bae	2.72	3.09
4×4	Jonah Crosby	24.79	29.45
5×5	Jonah Crosby	51.94	58.51
3×3 one-handed	Andrew Bae	13.71	14.81
Pyraminx	Livia Kleiner	2.55	2.92

The PB harvest

98 set · 36 still standing

Zachary Olmoz — 3×3 single 8.55: into the top 3.8% of the event's history.
Kevin Wilson — 2×2 single 1.93: into the top 4.3% of the event's history.
Arin Khare — 2×2 single 2.00: into the top 4.7% of the event's history.
Isaac Katz — 3×3 single 9.32: into the top 5.6% of the event's history.
Alexander Fetterman — 3×3 single 10.71: into the top 9.6% of the event's history.
Aiden H. Gafford — 2×2 single 2.62: into the top 10.1% of the event's history.
Jaejoon Hwang — 2×2 single 2.62: into the top 10.1% of the event's history.
Isaac Katz — 3×3 one-handed single 16.39: into the top 11.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

25 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 27,871 people who made their debut in 2019. 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

94 competitors · 415 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. Jonah Crosby won it with a 8.33 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

94 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.