Competitions · United States

Melrose Winter 2016

Melrose, Massachusetts · 20 February 2016 · 8 events · 75 competitors · 90 personal bests

Kevin Costello III won two of the eight events (4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Samuel Brenner by 0.25 seconds. 75 competitors produced 90 personal bests, 24 of which still stand today, and 16 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Isaac Lau took a 2×2 single of 7.32 down to 2.80, 62 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Kevin Costello III — 4×4, 5×5

0.25s

closest final — 2×2, Samuel Brenner over Daniel Rose-Levine

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Andrew Ricci	7.10	8.21
2×2	Samuel Brenner	2.11	2.58
4×4	Kevin Costello III	31.94	32.48
5×5	Kevin Costello III	1:07.65	1:09.89
3×3 blindfolded	Tim Reynolds	1:31.81	—
Pyraminx	Livia Kleiner	2.39	3.59
Skewb	Mateo Tiul	3.90	4.57
Square-1	Ryan DeAngelis	17.37	21.89

The PB harvest

90 set · 24 still standing

Samuel Brenner — 2×2 single 1.11: into the top 0.79% of the event's history.
Isaac Lau — 2×2 single 2.80: into the top 12.0% of the event's history.
Charlie Harrington — 3×3 single 12.02: into the top 14.0% of the event's history.
Charlie Harrington — 2×2 single 3.01: into the top 14.3% of the event's history.
Ryan DeAngelis — Skewb single 4.53: into the top 14.7% of the event's history.
Jacob Chang — 3×3 single 12.49: into the top 15.6% of the event's history.
Jonathan Gong — Pyraminx single 7.28: into the top 30.2% of the event's history.
William Kenyon — Pyraminx single 7.47: into the top 31.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

16 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

75 competitors · 405 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. Andrew Ricci won it with a 8.21 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

75 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.