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It Better Be Solved NYC 2018

New York, New York · 11 August 2018 · 3 events · 19 competitors · 8 personal bests

Chris Choi won the 3×3 Fewest Moves with a 28.00. 19 competitors produced 8 personal bests, 4 of which still stand today.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Daniel Goodman took a 4×4 blindfolded single of 14:32.00 down to 7:34.53, 48 percent better in one day.

3
events decided
8
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3 Fewest MovesChris Choi24 moves28.00
4×4 blindfoldedDaniel Goodman7:34.53
5×5 blindfoldedChris Chi

The PB harvest

8 set · 4 still standing
  • Chris Choi — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 24 moves: into the top 4.0% of the event's history.
  • Daniel Rose-Levine — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 26 moves: into the top 6.2% of the event's history.
  • Zach Zwerling — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 28 moves: into the top 9.9% of the event's history.
  • Nestor Sokhan — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 39 moves: into the top 44.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

No people competed for the first time at this competition. 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

19 competitors · 52 results · 3 events.

Everyone who competed

19 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.