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Kent State Taco Bash 2018

Kent, Ohio · 5 May 2018 · 6 events · 65 competitors · 60 personal bests

Phillip Lewicki won three of the six events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Blake Thompson by 0.09 seconds. 65 competitors produced 60 personal bests, 5 of which still stand today, and 19 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Andrew Cirincione took a 6×6 single of 5:20.02 down to 3:38.95, 32 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Phillip Lewicki — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5
0.09s
closest final — 2×2, Blake Thompson over Phillip Lewicki
60
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Phillip Lewicki7.558.18
2×2Blake Thompson1.923.33
4×4Phillip Lewicki30.9333.38
5×5Phillip Lewicki1:00.961:08.14
6×6Jack Pfeifer2:17.722:21.99
7×7Blake Thompson3:28.743:32.22

The PB harvest

60 set · 5 still standing
  • Kyle Miller — 4×4 single 43.40: into the top 16.3% of the event's history.
  • Jonathan D. Arnold — 5×5 single 1:38.16: into the top 34.0% of the event's history.
  • Avish Vyas — 2×2 single 9.08: into the top 73.9% of the event's history.
  • Raeanna Payne — 3×3 single 38.98: into the top 75.7% of the event's history.
  • Raeanna Payne — 2×2 single 11.31: into the top 82.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

19 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

65 competitors · 287 results · 6 events.

Everyone who competed

65 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.