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Please Be Quiet LA 2018

Los Angeles, California · 3 February 2018 · 5 events · 19 competitors · 14 personal bests

Mark Boyanowski won three of the five events (3×3 Fewest Moves, 5×5 blindfolded, 3×3 Multi-Blind) and the closest final was the 3×3 blindfolded, won by Mark Boyanowski by 216.80 seconds. 19 competitors produced 14 personal bests, 4 of which still stand today, and one people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Neel Gore set the 4×4 blindfolded single continental record: 1:59.88.

Three wins
Mark Boyanowski — 3×3 Fewest Moves, 5×5 blindfolded, 3×3 Multi-Blind
216.80s
closest final — 3×3 blindfolded, Mark Boyanowski over Nitin Subramanian
14
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3 blindfoldedNeel Gore24.12
3×3 Fewest MovesMark Boyanowski22 moves25.00
4×4 blindfoldedNeel Gore1:59.88
5×5 blindfoldedMark Boyanowski5:50.936:44.31
3×3 Multi-BlindMark Boyanowski40 of 42 cubes · 1:00:00

The PB harvest

14 set · 4 still standing
  • Neel Gore — 4×4 blindfolded single 1:59.88: into the top 2.6% of the event's history.
  • Thomas Valles — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 28 moves: into the top 9.9% of the event's history.
  • Thomas Valles — 3×3 blindfolded single 1:16.56: into the top 18.3% of the event's history.
  • Alex Davani — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 34 moves: into the top 26.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

One person 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

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

19 competitors · 89 results · 5 events.

Everyone who competed

19 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.