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Competitions · United States

Mental Breakdown Summer 2018

Tacoma, Washington · 14 July 2018 · 6 events · 21 competitors · 23 personal bests

Mark Boyanowski won two of the six events (3×3 Fewest Moves, 3×3 Multi-Blind) and the closest final was the 3×3 blindfolded, won by Jeff Park by 9.77 seconds. 21 competitors produced 23 personal bests, 3 of which still stand today.

The moment

A world record

Max Hilliard set the 3×3 blindfolded single world record: 17.55.

Two wins
Mark Boyanowski — 3×3 Fewest Moves, 3×3 Multi-Blind
9.77s
closest final — 3×3 blindfolded, Jeff Park over Mark Boyanowski
23
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3 blindfoldedMax Hilliard17.55
3×3 Fewest MovesMark Boyanowski25 moves28.33
4×4 blindfoldedEnoch Gray2:51.39
5×5 blindfoldedEnoch Gray6:31.50
3×3 Multi-BlindMark Boyanowski42 of 46 cubes · 57:59
3×3 with feetBenjamin Gottschalk38.5248.26

The PB harvest

23 set · 3 still standing
  • Enoch Gray — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 26 moves: into the top 6.2% of the event's history.
  • Jacob Posner — 3×3 Multi-Blind single 7 of 7 cubes · 27:18: into the top 25.7% of the event's history.
  • Michael Zavalza — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 53 moves: into the top 85.4% 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

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

21 competitors · 136 results · 6 events.

Everyone who competed

21 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.