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Competitions · United States

Mishawaka 3x3 Day 2016

Mishawaka, Indiana · 27 February 2016 · 6 events · 63 competitors · 35 personal bests

Blake Thompson won two of the six events (3×3 Fewest Moves, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 3×3 one-handed, won by Blake Thompson by 0.27 seconds. 63 competitors produced 35 personal bests, 11 of which still stand today, and 25 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

John Coon took a 3×3 single of 29.29 down to 13.32, 55 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Blake Thompson — 3×3 Fewest Moves, 3×3 one-handed
0.27s
closest final — 3×3 one-handed, Blake Thompson over James Hildreth
35
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Andy Denney8.289.23
3×3 blindfoldedSreeram Venkatarao32.98—
3×3 Fewest MovesBlake Thompson29 moves—
3×3 one-handedBlake Thompson15.5717.03
3×3 Multi-BlindMark Boyanowski27 of 30 cubes · 56:21—
3×3 with feetJoshua Feran1:03.621:09.71

The PB harvest

35 set · 11 still standing
  • Young Lee — 3×3 one-handed single 18.23: into the top 15.7% of the event's history.
  • Aaron Abramowitz — 3×3 one-handed single 18.50: into the top 16.4% of the event's history.
  • Sam Chiddister — 3×3 single 13.24: into the top 18.3% of the event's history.
  • Nicholas Schreiner — 3×3 one-handed single 20.02: into the top 20.5% of the event's history.
  • Phil Senour — 3×3 single 16.24: into the top 28.6% of the event's history.
  • Alec Bargher — 3×3 single 18.23: into the top 34.8% of the event's history.
  • Tyrus Fisher — 3×3 single 19.45: into the top 38.4% of the event's history.
  • Andrew Bevan — 3×3 single 21.93: into the top 45.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

25 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

63 competitors · 246 results · 6 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. Andy Denney won it with a 9.23 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

63 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.