Competitions · United States

ODU Big Blue Spring 2018

Norfolk, Virginia · 31 March 2018 · 6 events · 67 competitors · 87 personal bests

Tanzer Balimtas won three of the six events (3×3, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by William Klauer by 0.19 seconds. 67 competitors produced 87 personal bests, 23 of which still stand today, and 22 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Carter Curylo took a 2×2 single of 10.13 down to 5.03, 50 percent better in one day.

Three wins

Tanzer Balimtas — 3×3, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed

0.19s

closest final — Pyraminx, William Klauer over Leo Annett

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Tanzer Balimtas	6.95	8.63
2×2	Will Callan	1.66	1.79
4×4	Tanzer Balimtas	29.17	37.36
5×5	Will Callan	1:08.67	1:12.27
3×3 one-handed	Tanzer Balimtas	13.47	14.84
Pyraminx	William Klauer	4.47	5.05

The PB harvest

87 set · 23 still standing

Leo Annett — Pyraminx single 3.22: into the top 4.4% of the event's history.
Ankush Hommerich-Dutt — 2×2 single 2.16: into the top 5.9% of the event's history.
Gerry Fernandez III — 2×2 single 3.15: into the top 16.0% of the event's history.
John Staley — 2×2 single 3.27: into the top 17.4% of the event's history.
Zack Brandon — 4×4 single 44.78: into the top 18.0% of the event's history.
Gerry Fernandez III — 3×3 single 13.34: into the top 18.6% of the event's history.
Matthew Pugsley — 3×3 single 13.50: into the top 19.2% of the event's history.
Ben White — 3×3 single 13.68: into the top 19.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

22 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

67 competitors · 353 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 8.63 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

67 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.