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Lawrence Fall 2016

Lawrence, Kansas · 29 October 2016 · 8 events · 67 competitors · 113 personal bests

Christopher Olson won two of the eight events (3×3, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Christopher Olson by 0.25 seconds. 67 competitors produced 113 personal bests, 28 of which still stand today, and 19 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

James Garrett took a Skewb single of 34.16 down to 15.49, 55 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Christopher Olson — 3×3, 3×3 one-handed
0.25s
closest final — 3×3, Christopher Olson over David Woner
113
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Christopher Olson7.889.62
2×2Nate Perry1.992.33
5×5David Woner1:08.221:17.33
3×3 blindfoldedCale Schoon46.0947.50
3×3 one-handedChristopher Olson14.1918.11
MegaminxWalker Welch1:02.261:06.37
PyraminxSamuel Pollom2.933.96
SkewbCale Schoon4.475.49

The PB harvest

113 set · 28 still standing
  • Zach Emery — Pyraminx single 4.13: into the top 8.3% of the event's history.
  • Nate Perry — Pyraminx single 4.76: into the top 11.7% of the event's history.
  • Douglas Butler — 3×3 single 11.63: into the top 12.6% of the event's history.
  • Dylan Fritz — 2×2 single 3.27: into the top 17.4% of the event's history.
  • Ulric Williams — Pyraminx single 5.98: into the top 19.9% of the event's history.
  • Douglas Butler — Pyraminx single 6.08: into the top 20.6% of the event's history.
  • Cole Williams — 3×3 one-handed single 20.68: into the top 22.4% of the event's history.
  • Douglas Butler — 3×3 one-handed single 21.68: into the top 25.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

19 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 17,946 people who made their debut in 2016. 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

67 competitors · 386 results · 8 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. Christopher Olson won it with a 9.62 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

67 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.