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Marietta Mystery 2016

Marietta, Georgia · 5 November 2016 · 4 events · 57 competitors · 62 personal bests

Lucas Etter won two of the four events (3×3, 2×2) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Daniel Wannamaker by 0.12 seconds. 57 competitors produced 62 personal bests, 8 of which still stand today, and twelve people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Eli Parker took a Pyraminx single of 13.87 down to 5.47, 61 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Lucas Etter — 3×3, 2×2
0.12s
closest final — Pyraminx, Daniel Wannamaker over Kevin Min
62
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Lucas Etter5.907.98
2×2Lucas Etter1.361.84
PyraminxDaniel Wannamaker4.284.64
3×3 with feetRaymond Goslow49.1655.27

The PB harvest

62 set · 8 still standing
  • Geofrey Friedman — 2×2 single 2.82: into the top 12.2% of the event's history.
  • Mokshith Reddy Mannuru — 2×2 single 3.15: into the top 16.0% of the event's history.
  • Joey Tarnowski — 2×2 single 3.39: into the top 18.9% of the event's history.
  • Braden Flournoy — 2×2 single 4.30: into the top 30.3% of the event's history.
  • Aiden Mathers — Pyraminx single 10.24: into the top 54.9% of the event's history.
  • Liam Barry — 3×3 single 26.51: into the top 55.8% of the event's history.
  • Ryan Knight — 2×2 single 7.70: into the top 65.8% of the event's history.
  • Anna Albright — 3×3 single 45.64: into the top 82.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

Twelve 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

57 competitors · 274 results · 4 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. Lucas Etter won it with a 7.98 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

57 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.