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Oregon State 2019

Corvallis, Oregon · 26 January 2019 · 6 events · 52 competitors · 65 personal bests

Luke Tycksen won three of the six events (3×3, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Asher Kim-Magierek by 0.36 seconds. 52 competitors produced 65 personal bests, 17 of which still stand today, and seven people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Kate Grahame took a 3×3 one-handed single of 44.99 down to 21.48, 52 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Luke Tycksen — 3×3, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed
0.36s
closest final — Skewb, Asher Kim-Magierek over Jason White
65
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Luke Tycksen5.767.31
5×5Luke Tycksen49.1153.12
3×3 one-handedLuke Tycksen10.4212.16
MegaminxEthan Davis36.9640.95
PyraminxTripp Peters2.663.49
SkewbAsher Kim-Magierek4.454.61

The PB harvest

65 set · 17 still standing
  • Luke Tycksen — Skewb single 2.50: into the top 2.9% of the event's history.
  • Dylan Raymond — Pyraminx single 4.07: into the top 8.0% of the event's history.
  • Ethan Yang — 3×3 single 12.05: into the top 14.1% of the event's history.
  • Matthew Corbett — 3×3 one-handed single 18.48: into the top 16.4% of the event's history.
  • Eric Wright — Pyraminx single 5.68: into the top 17.6% of the event's history.
  • Rowan Fortier — 3×3 single 13.37: into the top 18.7% of the event's history.
  • Tommy Neibergs — Pyraminx single 5.87: into the top 19.0% of the event's history.
  • Tristan Brester — Skewb single 5.23: into the top 20.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

Seven 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

52 competitors · 337 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. Luke Tycksen won it with a 7.31 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

52 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.