Competitions · United States

MLWGS Winter 2020

Richmond, Virginia · 18 January 2020 · 5 events · 84 competitors · 92 personal bests

Keaton Ellis won four of the five events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 5×5, won by Keaton Ellis by 0.52 seconds. 84 competitors produced 92 personal bests, 58 of which still stand today, and 25 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Xavier Mayo took a 3×3 one-handed single of 1:05.94 down to 32.25, 51 percent better in one day.

Four wins

Keaton Ellis — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed

0.52s

closest final — 5×5, Keaton Ellis over Owen Chester

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Keaton Ellis	7.67	8.50
4×4	Keaton Ellis	32.99	33.96
5×5	Keaton Ellis	1:02.19	1:05.84
3×3 one-handed	Keaton Ellis	11.12	11.80
Pyraminx	Michael Nielsen	1.91	2.74

The PB harvest

92 set · 58 still standing

John Staley — 3×3 single 6.73: into the top 1.1% of the event's history.
Micah Wingfield — 3×3 single 7.56: into the top 2.1% of the event's history.
Will Richardson — 3×3 single 9.65: into the top 6.5% of the event's history.
Christian Dennison — 3×3 single 9.86: into the top 7.1% of the event's history.
Austin Lewandowski — 3×3 single 10.44: into the top 8.8% of the event's history.
Will Richardson — 4×4 single 37.66: into the top 9.4% of the event's history.
Bobby Mapp — 3×3 one-handed single 15.88: into the top 10.0% of the event's history.
Micah Wingfield — Pyraminx single 4.50: into the top 10.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

25 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 4,608 people who made their debut in 2020. 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

84 competitors · 355 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. Keaton Ellis won it with a 8.50 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

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solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

84 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.