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Idaho Summer A 2021

Idaho Falls, Idaho · 16 July 2021 · 7 events · 48 competitors · 47 personal bests

Nicolás Sánchez won three of the seven events (3×3, 2×2, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Marcus Kamen by 0.32 seconds. 48 competitors produced 47 personal bests, 15 of which still stand today, and 22 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Aaron C. Ross took a 2×2 single of 6.10 down to 2.89, 53 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Nicolás Sánchez — 3×3, 2×2, 3×3 one-handed
0.32s
closest final — Pyraminx, Marcus Kamen over Ezra Shere
47
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Nicolás Sánchez5.807.50
2×2Nicolás Sánchez1.742.19
4×4Paul Mahvi26.2329.92
3×3 one-handedNicolás Sánchez14.6817.92
PyraminxMarcus Kamen1.612.23
SkewbTimothy Castle2.675.20
Square-1Timothy Castle7.8712.33

The PB harvest

47 set · 15 still standing
  • Alex Springer — Pyraminx single 3.90: into the top 7.2% of the event's history.
  • James Hildreth — Pyraminx single 4.11: into the top 8.2% of the event's history.
  • Spencer Stutzman — 3×3 single 10.41: into the top 8.7% of the event's history.
  • Chance J. Lockwood — 4×4 single 38.65: into the top 10.5% of the event's history.
  • Damon Pyles — 3×3 single 11.58: into the top 12.4% of the event's history.
  • Aaron C. Ross — 2×2 single 2.89: into the top 13.0% of the event's history.
  • Matt Pyles — 2×2 single 3.71: into the top 22.8% of the event's history.
  • Aaron C. Ross — 3×3 single 15.32: into the top 25.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

22 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 4,438 people who made their debut in 2021. 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

48 competitors · 247 results · 7 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. Nicolás Sánchez won it with a 7.50 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

48 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.