Competitions · United States
Northern Neck Winter 2020
Colonial Beach, Virginia · 4 January 2020 · 7 events · 55 competitors · 45 personal bests
Ray Bai won three of the seven events (3×3, 4×4, Megaminx) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Ray Bai by 0.16 seconds. 55 competitors produced 45 personal bests, 17 of which still stand today, and nine people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Ryland Wilson took a Square-1 single of 50.45 down to 27.74, 45 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Ray Bai | 7.10 | 8.45 |
| 4×4 | Ray Bai | 27.26 | 31.62 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Liam Chen | 19.18 | 20.63 |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | Vincent Trang | 32 moves | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | Keaton Ellis | 9.52 | 11.90 |
| Megaminx | Ray Bai | 37.68 | 41.67 |
| Square-1 | Tommy Szeliga | 8.77 | 10.40 |
The PB harvest
45 set · 17 still standing- Andy Huang — 3×3 single 6.47: into the top 0.83% of the event's history.
- Justin Gou — 4×4 single 28.29: into the top 1.9% of the event's history.
- Erick Tian — 3×3 single 7.59: into the top 2.1% of the event's history.
- Roger Zeng — 3×3 one-handed single 13.07: into the top 4.5% of the event's history.
- Patrick Zhang — 3×3 single 10.57: into the top 9.2% of the event's history.
- Connor McLaughlin — 3×3 one-handed single 17.39: into the top 13.6% of the event's history.
- Adam Ahmad — Megaminx single 1:09.83: into the top 15.5% of the event's history.
- Quinn Doak — 3×3 single 13.78: into the top 20.2% of the event's history.
First-timers
Nine people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 4,608 people who made their debut in 2020. 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
55 competitors · 319 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. Ray Bai won it with a 8.45 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
F R2 B' L2 B D2 L2 B2 U2 L' R' B' D B' L' F2 D L U - 2
U2 R2 B R2 B L2 B2 U2 F D U' R U F L B2 L U2 L2 - 3
F2 D' U2 F2 L2 D' F2 L2 U2 L F' U2 B' R' B' D' B' L' U2 L - 4
L D' R B' U' B2 U B' L U2 F D2 F' R2 F2 R2 F2 U2 B U2 - 5
R2 B R2 U2 R2 D2 B' F' L D B D' L2 U2 F' R2 U2 B2 U2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
55 competitors- Adam Ahmad
- Andy Huang
- Austin Spain
- Benjamin Christie
- Bobby Mapp
- Charles Jerome
- Connor McLaughlin
- Corey Sakowski
- David Alexander Rimon
- Deniz Atak
- Dominic Crisostomo
- Erick Tian
- Ethan Key
- Giaan Kalsi
- Haley McLaughlin
- Hassan Khanani
- Ian Bern
- Ibrahim Khanani
- Jesse Daniel Rimon
- Johnny Malinowski
- Justin Choi
- Justin Gou
- Justus Danielsen
- Keaton Ellis
- Lennon Dorsey
- Leo Dominguez
- Liam Chen
- Michael Nielsen
- Musa Ahmad
- Noah Luber
- Patrick Zhang
- Peyton Reed
- Quinn Doak
- Quinn Mulcahy
- Ray Bai
- Robert Mapp IV
- Roger Zeng
- Ruimin Yan (颜瑞民)
- Ryan Farish
- Ryland Wilson
- Sam Richard
- Samuel Garrett
- Scott McGowan
- Sea Chen
- Stephen Huan
- Tanzer Balimtas
- Timothy Yeh
- Tommy Szeliga
- Tyler McLaughlin
- Vincent Trang
- William Klauer
- William Yao
- Ying Cui
- Zachary Ignatius Robinson
- Zayn Khanani
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.