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Keep Portland Quiet 2016

Portland, Oregon · 17 January 2016 · 5 events · 14 competitors · 14 personal bests

Walker Welch won three of the five events (3×3 Fewest Moves, 4×4 blindfolded, 5×5 blindfolded). 14 competitors produced 14 personal bests, 2 of which still stand today.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Aidan Sleavin took a 3×3 blindfolded single of 5:39.96 down to 1:46.44, 69 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Walker Welch — 3×3 Fewest Moves, 4×4 blindfolded, 5×5 blindfolded
14
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3 blindfoldedMark Boyanowski44.80
3×3 Fewest MovesWalker Welch25 moves26.67
4×4 blindfoldedWalker Welch11:14.00
5×5 blindfoldedWalker Welch26:20.00
3×3 Multi-BlindMark Boyanowski20 of 23 cubes · 53:16

The PB harvest

14 set · 2 still standing
  • Matthew Dickman — 3×3 Multi-Blind single 6 of 6 cubes · 53:16: into the top 33.8% of the event's history.
  • Anthony Dominquez — 3×3 blindfolded single 2:39.98: into the top 46.5% 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

14 competitors · 49 results · 5 events.

Everyone who competed

14 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.