Competitions · United States
ODU Big Blue Fall 2018
Norfolk, Virginia · 20 October 2018 · 6 events · 41 competitors · 46 personal bests
Tanzer Balimtas won three of the six events (3×3, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Zayn Khanani by 0.04 seconds. 41 competitors produced 46 personal bests, 5 of which still stand today, and eight people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Ian Westlake took a 3×3 one-handed single of 47.77 down to 21.84, 54 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Tanzer Balimtas | 6.72 | 7.06 |
| 2×2 | Zayn Khanani | 1.71 | 2.67 |
| 4×4 | Tanzer Balimtas | 35.38 | 36.51 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Corey Sakowski | 1:33.58 | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | Tanzer Balimtas | 12.39 | 14.70 |
| Pyraminx | Michael Nielsen | 2.82 | 4.10 |
The PB harvest
46 set · 5 still standing- Dartagnan Mullins — Pyraminx single 6.27: into the top 22.0% of the event's history.
- Nathan Blair Gerhart — 2×2 single 3.92: into the top 25.5% of the event's history.
- Ian Westlake — 3×3 one-handed single 21.84: into the top 25.6% of the event's history.
- Ethan Donecoff — 3×3 one-handed single 24.15: into the top 31.9% of the event's history.
- Elias Agguini — 3×3 single 20.24: into the top 40.6% of the event's history.
First-timers
Eight 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
41 competitors · 281 results · 6 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. Tanzer Balimtas won it with a 7.06 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
F2 U2 B2 U2 R D2 L' U2 L R B U' F' D' B F' L' D L' D - 2
R' F R2 D2 L2 U L D' B' L' F R2 U' L2 D F2 U D' - 3
F U2 F2 D2 F D' L2 U' R' L U2 R2 L2 U L2 U D2 F2 R2 U - 4
L2 F2 U F2 D L2 R2 D U2 R2 B R F' L' R' D B' R D' F - 5
F D2 B' L' U' R' F B D' L U D2 B' D2 L2 F2 B' R2 F
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
41 competitors- Aedan Bryant
- Aubrey Trace
- Austin Lewandowski
- Bobby Mapp
- Bowman Dean
- Calum Bryant
- Charles Jerome
- Corey Sakowski
- Dartagnan Mullins
- David Steele
- Elias Agguini
- Elijah Medford
- Ethan Donecoff
- Evan Stubblefield
- Gerry Jones Jr.
- Hassan Khanani
- Ian Westlake
- Ibrahim Khanani
- John Staley
- Jondre Macaraeg
- Kaden Emley
- Kieran Richard Tribble
- Maggie Clark
- Maggie Jordan
- Michael Nielsen
- Nathan Blair Gerhart
- Nathan Blow
- Nicholas Pauza
- Noah Do
- Owen Singer
- Peter Hibl
- Quaid Kelleher
- Robert Mapp IV
- Ryan Himmelwright
- Ryan Priest
- Soham Pattnaik
- Tanzer Balimtas
- Tommy Szeliga
- Zachary Forino
- Zara Dina
- 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.