Competitions · United States
Mental Breakdown 2016
Irvine, California · 18 June 2016 · 6 events · 21 competitors · 26 personal bests
Mark Boyanowski won five of the six events (3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 Fewest Moves, 4×4 blindfolded) and the closest final was the 3×3 with feet, won by Ryan Jew by 0.62 seconds. 21 competitors produced 26 personal bests, 5 of which still stand today.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Jacob Posner took a 3×3 blindfolded single of 6:52.40 down to 2:29.16, 64 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 blindfolded | Mark Boyanowski | 34.41 | — |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | Mark Boyanowski | 23 moves | 25.67 |
| 4×4 blindfolded | Mark Boyanowski | 4:03.37 | — |
| 5×5 blindfolded | Mark Boyanowski | 8:07.34 | — |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | Mark Boyanowski | 30 of 35 cubes · 55:18 | — |
| 3×3 with feet | Ryan Jew | 59.03 | 1:11.04 |
The PB harvest
26 set · 5 still standing- Ryan Jew — 3×3 Multi-Blind single 6 of 7 cubes · 45:39: into the top 38.4% of the event's history.
- Thomas Valles — 3×3 Multi-Blind single 3 of 3 cubes · 16:13: into the top 50.2% of the event's history.
- Thomas Valles — 3×3 with feet single 2:09.79: into the top 53.2% of the event's history.
- Ishaan Agrawal — 5×5 blindfolded single 18:37.00: into the top 54.7% of the event's history.
- Ethan Vovan — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 43 moves: into the top 59.0% of the event's history.
First-timers
No people competed for the first time at this competition. 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
21 competitors · 122 results · 6 events.
Everyone who competed
21 competitorsReading 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.