Competitions · United States

Mudd Winter 2020

Claremont, California · 22 February 2020 · 11 events · 147 competitors · 201 personal bests

Max Park won four of the eleven events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the Clock, won by Young He (何嘉炀) by 0.09 seconds. 147 competitors produced 201 personal bests, 96 of which still stand today, and 28 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Charlie Molerio took a Pyraminx single of 24.24 down to 5.43, 78 percent better in one day.

Four wins

Max Park — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed

0.09s

closest final — Clock, Young He (何嘉炀) over Chris Martin

201

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Max Park	5.33	6.46
4×4	Max Park	20.14	22.35
5×5	Max Park	39.49	40.80
3×3 blindfolded	Graham Siggins	27.62	—
3×3 Fewest Moves	Andrew Nathenson	26 moves	—
3×3 one-handed	Max Park	8.39	11.31
Clock	Young He (何嘉炀)	7.34	8.78
Megaminx	Daniel Zepeda	51.52	59.09
Pyraminx	Elijah Brown	1.82	2.79
Square-1	Nolan Yiu	8.57	10.80
3×3 Multi-Blind	Graham Siggins	48 of 63 cubes · 1:00:00	—

The PB harvest

201 set · 96 still standing

Patrick Ruelas Zacarias — Pyraminx single 2.59: into the top 2.4% of the event's history.
Daiven Strom — Pyraminx single 3.23: into the top 4.4% of the event's history.
Alec Rosas — 3×3 single 8.94: into the top 4.7% of the event's history.
Anthony Montes — 3×3 single 8.95: into the top 4.7% of the event's history.
Nikolas Haramis — 3×3 single 9.46: into the top 6.0% of the event's history.
Tin Nguyen — 3×3 single 9.99: into the top 7.4% of the event's history.
Wesley Pi — Pyraminx single 3.99: into the top 7.6% of the event's history.
Justin Nicholas Tan — 3×3 single 10.17: into the top 8.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

28 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

147 competitors · 851 results · 11 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. Max Park won it with a 6.46 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

147 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.