Competitions · United States

New York City Winter 2018

Flushing, New York · 13 January 2018 · 7 events · 91 competitors · 131 personal bests

Jonah Crosby won two of the seven events (4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Daniel Karnaukh by 0.48 seconds. 91 competitors produced 131 personal bests, 25 of which still stand today, and 17 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Glen Warner took a 3×3 one-handed single of 1:12.85 down to 39.50, 46 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Jonah Crosby — 4×4, 5×5

0.48s

closest final — 3×3, Daniel Karnaukh over AJ Kamal

131

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Daniel Karnaukh	7.29	8.49
4×4	Jonah Crosby	25.95	28.87
5×5	Jonah Crosby	58.22	1:00.50
7×7	Aryan Kejriwal	2:29.97	2:36.80
3×3 one-handed	Justin Mallari	11.54	13.00
Megaminx	AJ Kamal	51.89	56.70
Pyraminx	Livia Kleiner	2.38	3.19

The PB harvest

131 set · 25 still standing

Chris Choi — 3×3 one-handed single 13.33: into the top 4.9% of the event's history.
Mael Quentin — 3×3 single 11.47: into the top 12.0% of the event's history.
David Ang — 3×3 single 12.84: into the top 16.9% of the event's history.
Demetrios Zirogiannis — 3×3 single 12.91: into the top 17.1% of the event's history.
Andy Mrose — Pyraminx single 6.24: into the top 21.8% of the event's history.
Mael Quentin — Pyraminx single 6.24: into the top 21.8% of the event's history.
Zach Goldman — 7×7 single 3:40.66: into the top 23.7% of the event's history.
Andrew Perlak — 3×3 single 15.27: into the top 25.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

17 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

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

The field

91 competitors · 448 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. Daniel Karnaukh won it with a 8.49 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

91 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.