Competitions · United States

MLWGS Spring 2019

Richmond, Virginia · 13 April 2019 · 5 events · 85 competitors · 92 personal bests

Michael Nielsen won two of the five events (2×2, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Michael Nielsen by 0.09 seconds. 85 competitors produced 92 personal bests, 39 of which still stand today, and 22 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Kyle Reed took a 3×3 single of 1:49.12 down to 22.09, 80 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Michael Nielsen — 2×2, Pyraminx

0.09s

closest final — 2×2, Michael Nielsen over Zayn Khanani

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Will Callan	7.25	8.85
2×2	Michael Nielsen	1.20	1.96
4×4	Ari Randers-Pehrson	31.64	33.69
3×3 one-handed	Ryland Wilson	13.81	17.86
Pyraminx	Michael Nielsen	2.53	2.99

The PB harvest

92 set · 39 still standing

David Doty — Pyraminx single 2.66: into the top 2.6% of the event's history.
Maggie Clark — 3×3 single 8.68: into the top 4.1% of the event's history.
Robert Mapp IV — Pyraminx single 4.20: into the top 8.7% of the event's history.
Evan Stubblefield — 3×3 single 10.87: into the top 10.1% of the event's history.
Benjamin Lloyd — 3×3 single 10.99: into the top 10.4% of the event's history.
Jacob Lee — 3×3 one-handed single 16.54: into the top 11.5% of the event's history.
David Doty — 4×4 single 39.90: into the top 12.0% of the event's history.
Sebastian Amador — 4×4 single 39.91: into the top 12.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

22 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 27,871 people who made their debut in 2019. 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

85 competitors · 413 results · 5 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. Will Callan won it with a 8.85 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

85 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.