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Competitions · United States

Lexington Summer 2016

Lexington, Massachusetts · 25 June 2016 · 10 events · 135 competitors · 213 personal bests

Kevin Costello III won four of the ten events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Daniel Rose-Levine by 0.09 seconds. 135 competitors produced 213 personal bests, 36 of which still stand today, and 36 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Ajay Raman took a 2×2 single of 14.02 down to 4.17, 70 percent better in one day.

Four wins
Kevin Costello III — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 6×6
0.09s
closest final — 2×2, Daniel Rose-Levine over Samuel Brenner
213
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Kevin Costello III5.759.16
2×2Daniel Rose-Levine1.322.15
4×4Kevin Costello III28.3931.70
5×5Kevin Costello III1:01.041:06.66
6×6Kevin Costello III2:01.642:11.66
7×7Samantha Raskind3:03.453:12.08
3×3 blindfoldedTim Reynolds1:40.422:01.23
3×3 one-handedKeaton Ellis10.5612.17
PyraminxKrish Shah-Nathwani3.714.42
SkewbJabari Nuruddin3.764.36

The PB harvest

213 set · 36 still standing
  • Jasmine Hazel Mackin — 3×3 one-handed single 12.28: into the top 3.4% of the event's history.
  • Edward Lacson — Pyraminx single 3.16: into the top 4.2% of the event's history.
  • William Niu — 2×2 single 2.10: into the top 5.4% of the event's history.
  • Andrew Diakovasilis — 2×2 single 2.15: into the top 5.8% of the event's history.
  • Adam Glendye — 3×3 one-handed single 14.34: into the top 6.8% of the event's history.
  • Blake Feero — 2×2 single 2.40: into the top 8.0% of the event's history.
  • Omkar Iyer — Skewb single 3.66: into the top 8.7% of the event's history.
  • Nicholas McKee — Skewb single 3.76: into the top 9.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

36 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

135 competitors · 1080 results · 10 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. Kevin Costello III won it with a 9.16 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

135 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.