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Maine Cubing 2016

Orono, Maine · 23 April 2016 · 7 events · 30 competitors · 24 personal bests

Tim Reynolds won three of the seven events (3×3, 4×4, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Tim Reynolds by 0.05 seconds. 30 competitors produced 24 personal bests, 12 of which still stand today, and 18 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Will Marshall took a 2×2 single of 5.13 down to 2.76, 46 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Tim Reynolds — 3×3, 4×4, Pyraminx
0.05s
closest final — 3×3, Tim Reynolds over Josh Flagg
24
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Tim Reynolds10.5612.02
2×2Roger Lightbody III2.023.17
4×4Tim Reynolds47.1350.08
3×3 one-handedGraham Van Goffrier23.2925.59
MegaminxSam Myung55.491:00.36
PyraminxTim Reynolds5.647.45
SkewbRoger Lightbody III5.326.88

The PB harvest

24 set · 12 still standing
  • Will Marshall — Skewb single 3.82: into the top 9.7% of the event's history.
  • Will Marshall — 2×2 single 2.76: into the top 11.6% of the event's history.
  • Graham Van Goffrier — 3×3 single 11.57: into the top 12.4% of the event's history.
  • Roger Lightbody III — Pyraminx single 5.09: into the top 13.7% of the event's history.
  • Graeme Pangonis — 3×3 single 14.37: into the top 22.3% of the event's history.
  • Will Marshall — 3×3 single 15.86: into the top 27.3% of the event's history.
  • Will Marshall — Pyraminx single 7.08: into the top 28.5% of the event's history.
  • Graham Van Goffrier — 3×3 one-handed single 23.29: into the top 29.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

18 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

30 competitors · 173 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. Tim Reynolds won it with a 12.02 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

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.