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Competitions · United States

Ken-Ton Cubing 2019

Tonawanda, New York · 12 October 2019 · 6 events · 30 competitors · 35 personal bests

Ryan Wu won two of the six events (5×5, Megaminx) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Anthony Brooks by 0.37 seconds. 30 competitors produced 35 personal bests, 6 of which still stand today, and two people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Lucas Nieuwland set the Clock single national record: 4.72.

Two wins
Ryan Wu — 5×5, Megaminx
0.37s
closest final — 3×3, Anthony Brooks over Joaquin Abarca
35
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Anthony Brooks7.097.76
4×4Joaquin Abarca31.1534.53
5×5Ryan Wu1:03.571:08.41
ClockLucas Nieuwland6.136.60
MegaminxRyan Wu47.0053.51
3×3 with feetJayden Mitchell46.961:03.26

The PB harvest

35 set · 6 still standing
  • Joaquin Abarca — Megaminx single 1:04.65: into the top 12.5% of the event's history.
  • Albert G. Tahan — 3×3 single 11.63: into the top 12.6% of the event's history.
  • Eyan Greenfield — 3×3 single 12.74: into the top 16.5% of the event's history.
  • Ryan Pin Harry — 4×4 single 52.67: into the top 28.0% of the event's history.
  • Robert Chan — 4×4 single 1:01.40: into the top 38.0% of the event's history.
  • Hannah Krupitzer — 3×3 single 20.99: into the top 42.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

Two people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 27,871 people who made their debut in 2019. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

30 competitors · 162 results · 6 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. Anthony Brooks won it with a 7.76 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

30 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.