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Competitions · United States

Music City Speedsolving 2018

Nashville, Tennessee · 31 August 2018 · 11 events · 94 competitors · 162 personal bests

Yi-Fan Wu (吳亦凡) won four of the eleven events (4×4, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Nicolás Sánchez by 0.08 seconds. 94 competitors produced 162 personal bests, 58 of which still stand today, and 16 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Yi-Fan Wu (吳亦凡) set the 6×6 average national record: 1:44.93.

Four wins
Yi-Fan Wu (吳亦凡) — 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 3×3 one-handed
0.08s
closest final — 2×2, Nicolás Sánchez over Henry Savich
162
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Nicolás Sánchez7.267.97
2×2Nicolás Sánchez1.361.95
4×4Yi-Fan Wu (吳亦凡)26.0928.29
5×5Yi-Fan Wu (吳亦凡)52.1154.90
6×6Yi-Fan Wu (吳亦凡)1:42.151:44.93
3×3 blindfoldedJacob Ambrose1:22.67—
3×3 Fewest MovesJacob Ambrose25 moves—
3×3 one-handedYi-Fan Wu (吳亦凡)11.1811.98
ClockDaniel Mullen6.056.78
SkewbSean Hartman3.984.85
4×4 blindfoldedJacob Ambrose10:27.00—

The PB harvest

162 set · 58 still standing
  • Justin Xu — 2×2 single 1.87: into the top 4.0% of the event's history.
  • Amos Johnson — 2×2 single 2.30: into the top 7.0% of the event's history.
  • Pardhav Polavarapu — 2×2 single 2.60: into the top 9.9% of the event's history.
  • Daniel Chen — 3×3 single 10.94: into the top 10.3% of the event's history.
  • Bear Dobbins — 3×3 single 11.80: into the top 13.2% of the event's history.
  • Matthan Smith — 2×2 single 2.99: into the top 14.1% of the event's history.
  • Lucas Thompson — 3×3 single 12.22: into the top 14.7% of the event's history.
  • Davis Brewster — 3×3 single 12.35: into the top 15.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

16 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,076 people who made their debut in 2018. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

94 competitors · 607 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. Nicolás Sánchez won it with a 7.97 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

94 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.