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Idaho Speedcubing 2016

Iona, Idaho · 9 July 2016 · 9 events · 57 competitors · 74 personal bests

Tyler Halgren won two of the nine events (3×3, 5×5) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Tyler Halgren by 0.04 seconds. 57 competitors produced 74 personal bests, 25 of which still stand today, and 26 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Damian Wilding took a Square-1 single of 1:51.58 down to 23.27, 79 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Tyler Halgren — 3×3, 5×5
0.04s
closest final — 3×3, Tyler Halgren over Mason Kelsey
74
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Tyler Halgren12.2213.11
2×2Kit Clement2.103.69
4×4Paramvir Singh45.9451.81
5×5Tyler Halgren1:41.471:53.30
3×3 blindfoldedKit Clement1:34.801:39.08
MegaminxParamvir Singh1:41.361:54.69
PyraminxDamian Wilding5.047.42
SkewbBrock Burgi5.966.59
Square-1Calvin Nielson12.7817.10

The PB harvest

74 set · 25 still standing
  • Isaac Myers — 2×2 single 1.53: into the top 2.3% of the event's history.
  • Brock Burgi — 2×2 single 1.76: into the top 3.4% of the event's history.
  • Max Hilliard — 2×2 single 1.76: into the top 3.4% of the event's history.
  • Damian Wilding — 2×2 single 2.18: into the top 6.0% of the event's history.
  • Mason Kelsey — 3×3 single 9.95: into the top 7.3% of the event's history.
  • Mason Kelsey — 2×2 single 2.36: into the top 7.6% of the event's history.
  • Paramvir Singh — Pyraminx single 4.49: into the top 10.2% of the event's history.
  • Spencer Lords — Pyraminx single 4.91: into the top 12.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

26 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

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

The field

57 competitors · 305 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. Tyler Halgren won it with a 13.11 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

57 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.