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Indiana 2016

Fort Wayne, Indiana · 25 June 2016 · 18 events · 206 competitors · 266 personal bests

Lucas Etter won three of the 18 events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Lucas Etter by 0.02 seconds. 206 competitors produced 266 personal bests, 73 of which still stand today, and 82 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Tommy Szeliga set the Square-1 single world record: 6.84.

Three wins
Lucas Etter — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4
0.02s
closest final — 3×3, Lucas Etter over Drew Brads
266
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Lucas Etter6.858.04
2×2Lucas Etter1.591.75
4×4Lucas Etter29.4832.80
5×5John Brechon1:09.151:12.01
6×6John Brechon2:08.792:11.30
7×7James Hildreth3:15.843:20.69
3×3 blindfoldedMark Boyanowski31.9435.06
3×3 Fewest MovesRyan DeLine22 moves24.67
3×3 one-handedThompson Clarke13.3417.05
ClockJoshua Feran6.417.71
MegaminxAndy Denney46.0055.83
PyraminxDrew Brads1.742.48
SkewbCale Schoon3.193.72
Square-1Tommy Szeliga10.7712.00
4×4 blindfoldedCorey Sakowski5:54.46—
5×5 blindfoldedBrandon Mikel19:38.00—
3×3 Multi-BlindMark Boyanowski30 of 35 cubes · 1:00:00—
3×3 with feetMason Langenderfer58.091:07.29

The PB harvest

266 set · 73 still standing
  • Ryan DeLine — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 22 moves: into the top 2.2% of the event's history.
  • Aden Mcclain — Pyraminx single 3.11: into the top 4.0% of the event's history.
  • John Brechon — Pyraminx single 3.17: into the top 4.2% of the event's history.
  • Thompson Clarke — Pyraminx single 3.50: into the top 5.5% of the event's history.
  • Kevin Matthews — Pyraminx single 3.77: into the top 6.6% of the event's history.
  • Dylan Laudenschlager — 2×2 single 2.25: into the top 6.6% of the event's history.
  • Jiaxuan Wang — 2×2 single 2.28: into the top 6.9% of the event's history.
  • Jared Benson — Pyraminx single 5.10: into the top 13.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

82 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

4 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

206 competitors · 1222 results · 18 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. Lucas Etter won it with a 8.04 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

206 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.