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Pennsylvania 2018

Lancaster, Pennsylvania · 17 August 2018 · 16 events · 162 competitors · 258 personal bests

Chris Chi won three of the 16 events (2×2, 3×3 Fewest Moves, Square-1) and the closest final was the 3×3 one-handed, won by Ray Bai by 0.05 seconds. 162 competitors produced 258 personal bests, 72 of which still stand today, and 43 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Tanzer Balimtas set the 3×3 single continental record: 4.64.

Three wins
Chris Chi — 2×2, 3×3 Fewest Moves, Square-1
0.05s
closest final — 3×3 one-handed, Ray Bai over Tanzer Balimtas
258
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Luigi Soriano7.798.65
2×2Chris Chi1.571.87
4×4Ray Bai29.6431.47
5×5Brandon Nunez49.9357.55
6×6Brandon Nunez1:47.161:48.16
7×7Evan Liu2:42.072:50.40
3×3 blindfoldedBen Marlin29.90—
3×3 Fewest MovesChris Chi25 moves26.67
3×3 one-handedRay Bai14.2115.16
MegaminxAlexei Sinyavin39.6442.11
PyraminxAJ Kamal3.514.29
Square-1Chris Chi8.969.62
4×4 blindfoldedBen Marlin4:01.76—
5×5 blindfoldedEvan Liu10:13.00—
3×3 Multi-BlindWill Callan6 of 8 cubes · 52:48—
3×3 with feetRoy Lee40.9044.99

The PB harvest

258 set · 72 still standing
  • Tanzer Balimtas — 3×3 single 4.64: into the top 0.06% of the event's history.
  • AJ Kamal — 3×3 single 5.63: into the top 0.3% of the event's history.
  • Luigi Soriano — Square-1 single 6.44: into the top 1.1% of the event's history.
  • Justin Gou — Square-1 single 8.51: into the top 3.7% of the event's history.
  • Henry Hammer — 3×3 single 9.47: into the top 6.0% of the event's history.
  • Christian Gingrich — 2×2 single 2.18: into the top 6.0% of the event's history.
  • Anna L. Halsdorf — 2×2 single 2.19: into the top 6.1% of the event's history.
  • Henry Hammer — Pyraminx single 3.99: into the top 7.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

43 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

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

162 competitors · 1332 results · 16 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. Luigi Soriano won it with a 8.65 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

162 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.