Competitions · United States

Newport Spring 2016

Corona Del Mar, California · 26 March 2016 · 6 events · 145 competitors · 116 personal bests

Isaac Langer won two of the six events (2×2, Megaminx) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Nathan Soria by 0.11 seconds. 145 competitors produced 116 personal bests, 27 of which still stand today, and 68 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Max Park set the 4×4 single continental record: 24.00.

Two wins

Isaac Langer — 2×2, Megaminx

0.11s

closest final — Skewb, Nathan Soria over Jungwoo Kim (김정우)

116

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Danny SungIn Park	8.69	9.16
2×2	Isaac Langer	2.73	3.00
4×4	Max Park	24.00	31.90
3×3 one-handed	Nathan Soria	13.28	14.79
Megaminx	Isaac Langer	1:02.06	1:07.69
Skewb	Nathan Soria	3.34	4.52

The PB harvest

116 set · 27 still standing

Peter Chau — 2×2 single 1.86: into the top 3.9% of the event's history.
Isaiah Tanabe — 2×2 single 2.86: into the top 12.7% of the event's history.
Isaiah Tanabe — 3×3 one-handed single 20.52: into the top 21.9% of the event's history.
James He — 3×3 single 14.35: into the top 22.2% of the event's history.
Brett Kaplan — 3×3 single 14.39: into the top 22.3% of the event's history.
Patrick Burns — 2×2 single 3.96: into the top 26.0% of the event's history.
Junghyun Kim — 2×2 single 3.97: into the top 26.1% of the event's history.
Evan Gerardo — 3×3 single 16.02: into the top 27.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

68 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

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

145 competitors · 432 results · 6 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. Danny SungIn Park won it with a 9.16 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

145 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.