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Competitions · United States

Nisei Week 2018

Los Angeles, California · 18 August 2018 · 1 events · 131 competitors · 43 personal bests

Matthew Shay won the 3×3 with a 8.12 and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Matthew Shay by 1.37 seconds. 131 competitors produced 43 personal bests, 13 of which still stand today, and 29 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Drake Denton Richard took a 3×3 single of 37.14 down to 21.40, 42 percent better in one day.

1
events decided
1.37s
closest final — 3×3, Matthew Shay over Nathan Soria
43
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Matthew Shay6.628.12

The PB harvest

43 set · 13 still standing
  • Everett Kelly — 3×3 single 7.17: into the top 1.5% of the event's history.
  • Andrew Nathenson — 3×3 single 8.10: into the top 3.0% of the event's history.
  • Gary Song — 3×3 single 8.64: into the top 4.0% of the event's history.
  • Ivan Le — 3×3 single 11.93: into the top 13.7% of the event's history.
  • Noah Buenbrazo — 3×3 single 14.30: into the top 22.0% of the event's history.
  • Elias Valle — 3×3 single 15.95: into the top 27.6% of the event's history.
  • Anonymous — 3×3 single 16.64: into the top 29.8% of the event's history.
  • Amay Advani — 3×3 single 18.85: into the top 36.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

29 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

131 competitors · 147 results · 1 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. Matthew Shay won it with a 8.12 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

131 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.