Competitions · United States
ODU Big Blue Spring 2019
Norfolk, Virginia · 30 March 2019 · 6 events · 60 competitors · 62 personal bests
Tanzer Balimtas won two of the six events (3×3, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Zayn Khanani by 0.33 seconds. 60 competitors produced 62 personal bests, 25 of which still stand today, and 14 people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Brendan Easter took a Pyraminx single of 15.55 down to 7.46, 52 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Tanzer Balimtas | 6.05 | 6.84 |
| 2×2 | Zayn Khanani | 1.19 | 1.82 |
| 4×4 | Ari Randers-Pehrson | 34.15 | 35.46 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Liam Chen | 20.72 | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | Tanzer Balimtas | 12.36 | 15.61 |
| Pyraminx | Elijah Brown | 2.51 | 2.89 |
The PB harvest
62 set · 25 still standing- Brendan Easter — 2×2 single 2.59: into the top 9.8% of the event's history.
- Kaden Emley — 3×3 single 11.86: into the top 13.4% of the event's history.
- Nathan Blow — 2×2 single 2.97: into the top 13.9% of the event's history.
- Cary Glover — 3×3 single 12.74: into the top 16.5% of the event's history.
- Cary Glover — 2×2 single 3.36: into the top 18.5% of the event's history.
- Austin Lewandowski — 2×2 single 3.37: into the top 18.6% of the event's history.
- Kaden Emley — 3×3 one-handed single 21.79: into the top 25.4% of the event's history.
- Hailey Lambert — 3×3 single 16.03: into the top 27.9% of the event's history.
First-timers
14 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 27,871 people who made their debut in 2019. 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
60 competitors · 321 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 6.84 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
R2 D B2 F2 D2 R2 U R2 F R' B U R F' L2 F' R U2 B - 2
L2 U2 B2 L2 U2 B2 L' R F D B' D2 U B' R' U' F2 R B2 - 3
U' B2 L2 F2 L2 U' F2 L U2 F' R' U2 L F2 D F2 U - 4
U' B2 U' R2 L' D L' U R D' L' D2 F' R2 U2 D2 B2 L2 D2 L2 - 5
R2 B2 R U2 R U2 F2 D2 B2 D L R' B D' L B' L' R F'
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
60 competitors- Aaron Carlson
- Alexander Farley
- Alexander Seifert
- Andrew W. Lidgett
- Ankush Hommerich-Dutt
- Ari Randers-Pehrson
- Austin Lewandowski
- Avery Duehring
- Ben Webster
- Benjamin Lachlan Vester
- Bobby Mapp
- Brendan Easter
- Cary Glover
- Charles Jerome
- Connor Yungbluth
- Corey Sakowski
- Derek Lee Greenwood
- Dominic Crisostomo
- Duane McCarty
- Elijah Brown
- Eric Kauppi
- Hailey Lambert
- Hassan Khanani
- Ibrahim Khanani
- Jacob Lee
- Jake Anthony Tomik
- Jeremy Duehring
- John Staley
- Joshua McCarty
- Joshua Taylor
- Kaden Emley
- Kaleb Wiersma
- Katie Kauppi
- Liam Chen
- Maggie Jordan
- Manny Hernandez
- Matthew Culkin
- Matthew Kauppi
- Max A. Delarosatoro
- Meir Ardush
- Michael Nielsen
- Michael Randers-Pehrson
- Nathan Blow
- Noah Dano
- Owen Singer
- Quinn Doak
- Reed Thain
- Robert Mapp IV
- Ryan Farish
- Savannah Mapp
- Sea Chen
- Siddharth Suresh
- Skyler Brickey Varvell
- Tanzer Balimtas
- Thor Akesson
- Tivoni Addison
- Weston Bundy
- Zachary Forino
- Zachary Mitchell
- 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.