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New Hampshire Open 2016

Durham, New Hampshire · 9 April 2016 · 7 events · 53 competitors · 42 personal bests

Jonah Crosby won three of the seven events (2×2, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Maxwell Freda by 0.86 seconds. 53 competitors produced 42 personal bests, 12 of which still stand today, and 30 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

James Wang took a 2×2 single of 6.40 down to 3.17, 50 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Jonah Crosby — 2×2, 4×4, 5×5
0.86s
closest final — Pyraminx, Maxwell Freda over Will Russo
42
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Andrew Ricci6.928.06
2×2Jonah Crosby2.532.81
4×4Jonah Crosby34.8541.64
5×5Jonah Crosby1:10.661:20.50
3×3 blindfoldedWill Russo3:05.89
3×3 one-handedAdam Glendye19.7021.49
PyraminxMaxwell Freda4.756.43

The PB harvest

42 set · 12 still standing
  • Adam Glendye — 2×2 single 1.70: into the top 3.1% of the event's history.
  • Henry Ward — 2×2 single 2.55: into the top 9.4% of the event's history.
  • Brandon Liu — 3×3 single 11.67: into the top 12.7% of the event's history.
  • Jack Medrek — 2×2 single 3.70: into the top 22.7% of the event's history.
  • James Carroll — 3×3 single 14.85: into the top 23.9% of the event's history.
  • James Carroll — 2×2 single 4.36: into the top 31.1% of the event's history.
  • Christopher Brusie — 3×3 single 20.88: into the top 42.4% of the event's history.
  • Channing Wang — 2×2 single 5.63: into the top 46.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

30 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

No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.

The field

53 competitors · 248 results · 7 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. Andrew Ricci won it with a 8.06 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

53 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.