Competitions · United States

Inland Empire Spring 2018

Sandpoint, Idaho · 19 May 2018 · 7 events · 17 competitors · 20 personal bests

Paul Sanchirico won four of the seven events (3×3, 6×6, Skewb) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Nathan Waitt by 1.11 seconds. 17 competitors produced 20 personal bests, 12 of which still stand today, and four people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Paul Sanchirico took a 6×6 single of 8:11.82 down to 2:30.32, 69 percent better in one day.

Four wins

Paul Sanchirico — 3×3, 6×6, Skewb, Square-1

1.11s

closest final — 2×2, Nathan Waitt over Paul Sanchirico

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Paul Sanchirico	9.61	10.37
2×2	Nathan Waitt	2.90	3.68
6×6	Paul Sanchirico	2:30.32	2:39.52
3×3 blindfolded	Asher Rubin	—	—
Clock	Coleman Vaughn	10.81	15.50
Skewb	Paul Sanchirico	3.69	6.04
Square-1	Paul Sanchirico	24.91	27.07

The PB harvest

20 set · 12 still standing

Paul Sanchirico — 3×3 single 8.81: into the top 4.4% of the event's history.
Paul Sanchirico — Skewb single 3.69: into the top 8.9% of the event's history.
Paul Sanchirico — 2×2 single 2.80: into the top 12.0% of the event's history.
Zander Land — 3×3 single 12.99: into the top 17.4% of the event's history.
Paul Sanchirico — 6×6 single 2:30.32: into the top 25.8% of the event's history.
Asher Rubin — 3×3 single 15.58: into the top 26.4% of the event's history.
Asher Rubin — 2×2 single 4.08: into the top 27.5% of the event's history.
Cailyn Hoover — Skewb single 7.02: into the top 33.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

Four people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,076 people who made their debut in 2018. 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

17 competitors · 93 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. Paul Sanchirico won it with a 10.37 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

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solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

17 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.