Competitions · United States

Northeastern Spring 2016

Boston, Massachusetts · 28 May 2016 · 9 events · 89 competitors · 86 personal bests

Samuel Brenner won two of the nine events (2×2, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Samuel Brenner by 0.02 seconds. 89 competitors produced 86 personal bests, 30 of which still stand today, and 16 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Ishaan Chawla took a 2×2 single of 34.71 down to 6.06, 83 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Samuel Brenner — 2×2, Pyraminx

0.02s

closest final — 2×2, Samuel Brenner over Daniel Rose-Levine

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Keaton Ellis	7.30	8.07
2×2	Samuel Brenner	1.97	2.61
4×4	Justin Mallari	32.82	35.90
5×5	Samantha Raskind	1:02.48	1:10.29
3×3 blindfolded	Tim Wong	1:09.52	—
3×3 Fewest Moves	Tim Wong	25 moves	—
3×3 one-handed	Justin Mallari	10.64	11.81
Megaminx	Mateo Tiul	1:09.21	1:22.91
Pyraminx	Samuel Brenner	2.18	4.61

The PB harvest

86 set · 30 still standing

Samuel Brenner — Pyraminx single 2.18: into the top 1.5% of the event's history.
Connor Gray — 3×3 one-handed single 13.76: into the top 5.7% of the event's history.
Jeremy Banks — 3×3 single 12.20: into the top 14.6% of the event's history.
Scott Haller — Pyraminx single 6.16: into the top 21.2% of the event's history.
Palmer Berry — 3×3 single 14.15: into the top 21.5% of the event's history.
Pierre Venne — 3×3 single 15.10: into the top 24.8% of the event's history.
Nathan Brumble — 2×2 single 3.99: into the top 26.4% of the event's history.
Graeme Pangonis — 2×2 single 4.09: into the top 27.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

16 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

89 competitors · 413 results · 9 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. Keaton Ellis won it with a 8.07 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

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solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

89 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.