Competitions · United States

Nub Open 2016

Aliso Viejo, California · 16 January 2016 · 5 events · 90 competitors · 67 personal bests

Max Park won four of the five events (3×3, 4×4, 6×6) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Max Park by 1.17 seconds. 90 competitors produced 67 personal bests, 9 of which still stand today, and 33 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Michael Young set the Square-1 average continental record: 12.21.

Four wins

Max Park — 3×3, 4×4, 6×6, 7×7

1.17s

closest final — 3×3, Max Park over Danny SungIn Park

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Max Park	7.52	8.77
4×4	Max Park	27.38	32.74
6×6	Max Park	1:57.79	2:06.91
7×7	Max Park	3:19.38	3:21.62
Square-1	Michael Young	11.57	12.21

The PB harvest

67 set · 9 still standing

Darin Nguyen — 3×3 single 16.20: into the top 28.5% of the event's history.
Eric Lee — 4×4 single 54.75: into the top 30.4% of the event's history.
Owen Pedraza — 3×3 single 16.96: into the top 30.9% of the event's history.
Benjy Whelan — 3×3 single 20.07: into the top 40.1% of the event's history.
Jordan Groudas — 3×3 single 20.57: into the top 41.6% of the event's history.
Brian Franco — 3×3 single 23.08: into the top 48.1% of the event's history.
Darin Nguyen — 4×4 single 1:14.68: into the top 51.3% of the event's history.
Benjy Whelan — 4×4 single 1:48.30: into the top 75.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

33 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

90 competitors · 210 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 8.77 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

90 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.