Competitions · United States

Longhorn Spring 2018

Austin, Texas · 10 March 2018 · 7 events · 83 competitors · 61 personal bests

Mahith Bandi won three of the seven events (3×3, 2×2, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Mahith Bandi by 0.19 seconds. 83 competitors produced 61 personal bests, 28 of which still stand today, and 28 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Arjun Ramesh took a 3×3 blindfolded single of 5:57.64 down to 2:33.69, 57 percent better in one day.

Three wins

Mahith Bandi — 3×3, 2×2, 3×3 one-handed

0.19s

closest final — 3×3, Mahith Bandi over Jeff Park

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Mahith Bandi	7.87	8.93
2×2	Mahith Bandi	1.05	3.29
3×3 blindfolded	Jeff Park	23.99	—
3×3 one-handed	Mahith Bandi	14.62	15.93
4×4 blindfolded	Josh Weimer	4:36.59	—
5×5 blindfolded	Timothy Goh	7:50.32	—
3×3 Multi-Blind	Josh Weimer	19 of 22 cubes · 50:09	—

The PB harvest

61 set · 28 still standing

Mahith Bandi — 2×2 single 1.05: into the top 0.66% of the event's history.
Raymond Wang — 2×2 single 1.61: into the top 2.6% of the event's history.
Josh Weimer — 2×2 single 2.16: into the top 5.9% of the event's history.
Jeff Park — 2×2 single 2.27: into the top 6.8% of the event's history.
Matthew Elizalde — 2×2 single 2.41: into the top 8.0% of the event's history.
Alex Parra — 3×3 single 10.33: into the top 8.4% of the event's history.
Arjun Ramesh — 3×3 single 12.18: into the top 14.5% of the event's history.
Casey Ear — 2×2 single 3.07: into the top 15.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

28 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

83 competitors · 283 results · 7 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. Mahith Bandi won it with a 8.93 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

83 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.