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National Capital Region 2016

Rockland, Ontario · 21 May 2016 · 13 events · 162 competitors · 153 personal bests

Antoine Cantin won seven of the 13 events (2×2, 4×4, 3×3 blindfolded) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Kian Mansour by 0.10 seconds. 162 competitors produced 153 personal bests, 48 of which still stand today, and 88 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Antoine Cantin set the 3×3 with feet single continental record: 32.87.

Seven wins
Antoine Cantin — 2×2, 4×4, 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 one-handed, Pyraminx, Skewb, 3×3 with feet
0.10s
closest final — 3×3, Kian Mansour over Antoine Cantin
153
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Kian Mansour7.518.98
2×2Antoine Cantin2.063.02
4×4Antoine Cantin31.6835.91
5×5Louis Cormier1:04.761:10.27
6×6Alvin Yang2:23.212:39.97
7×7Louis Cormier3:38.133:41.80
3×3 blindfoldedAntoine Cantin53.43—
3×3 one-handedAntoine Cantin10.9811.97
MegaminxLouis Cormier48.8754.44
PyraminxAntoine Cantin3.755.76
SkewbAntoine Cantin3.475.73
4×4 blindfoldedJulian David7:40.61—
3×3 with feetAntoine Cantin32.8735.70

The PB harvest

153 set · 48 still standing
  • Wesley Wang — 3×3 single 10.40: into the top 8.6% of the event's history.
  • Brian Shute — Skewb single 3.72: into the top 9.1% of the event's history.
  • Jonathan Esparaz — Skewb single 3.78: into the top 9.4% of the event's history.
  • Ryan Paixao — Pyraminx single 4.70: into the top 11.4% of the event's history.
  • Louis Cormier — Skewb single 4.14: into the top 11.9% of the event's history.
  • Quoc Long Van — 2×2 single 2.81: into the top 12.1% of the event's history.
  • Julian David — Skewb single 4.28: into the top 12.9% of the event's history.
  • Samuel Dion — 2×2 single 3.05: into the top 14.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

88 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

4 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

162 competitors · 867 results · 13 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. Kian Mansour won it with a 8.98 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

162 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.