Competitions · United States

Nipomo Spring 2018

Nipomo, California · 21 April 2018 · 5 events · 74 competitors · 74 personal bests

Elijah Brown won three of the five events (2×2, Pyraminx, Skewb) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Elijah Brown by 0.35 seconds. 74 competitors produced 74 personal bests, 35 of which still stand today, and 30 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Jordan Herman took a Pyraminx single of 15.28 down to 5.08, 67 percent better in one day.

Three wins

Elijah Brown — 2×2, Pyraminx, Skewb

0.35s

closest final — 2×2, Elijah Brown over Derek Hsieh

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Max Park	5.50	6.00
2×2	Elijah Brown	2.84	3.31
3×3 one-handed	Max Park	9.62	10.16
Pyraminx	Elijah Brown	2.78	3.77
Skewb	Elijah Brown	3.97	5.36

The PB harvest

74 set · 35 still standing

Brian Nguyen — 3×3 one-handed single 10.32: into the top 1.3% of the event's history.
Nathan Agan — 2×2 single 1.31: into the top 1.4% of the event's history.
Faheem Arif — 2×2 single 1.39: into the top 1.7% of the event's history.
Brian Nguyen — 3×3 single 7.59: into the top 2.1% of the event's history.
Alex Chow — 2×2 single 1.64: into the top 2.8% of the event's history.
Lucas Peters — 2×2 single 1.70: into the top 3.1% of the event's history.
Jackson Weidmann — 2×2 single 1.91: into the top 4.2% of the event's history.
Jackson Weidmann — 3×3 one-handed single 13.30: into the top 4.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

30 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

74 competitors · 337 results · 5 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. Max Park won it with a 6.00 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

74 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.