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Petoskey Cubing 2016

Petoskey, Michigan · 23 July 2016 · 7 events · 55 competitors · 63 personal bests

Daniel Rose-Levine won three of the seven events (2×2, 3×3 one-handed, Skewb) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Blake Thompson by 0.55 seconds. 55 competitors produced 63 personal bests, 20 of which still stand today, and 24 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Hayden Aspiranti took a 2×2 single of 9.04 down to 2.79, 69 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Daniel Rose-Levine — 2×2, 3×3 one-handed, Skewb
0.55s
closest final — 3×3, Blake Thompson over Daniel Rose-Levine
63
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Blake Thompson8.029.54
2×2Daniel Rose-Levine1.532.07
4×4Blake Thompson37.4039.47
6×6James Hildreth2:12.142:14.30
3×3 blindfoldedJames Hildreth2:39.56
3×3 one-handedDaniel Rose-Levine14.2216.46
SkewbDaniel Rose-Levine3.074.95

The PB harvest

63 set · 20 still standing
  • Alyssa Bell — Skewb single 2.51: into the top 2.9% of the event's history.
  • Liam Wickett — 2×2 single 2.27: into the top 6.8% of the event's history.
  • Aden Mcclain — 2×2 single 2.29: into the top 7.0% of the event's history.
  • Alyssa Bell — 3×3 single 10.38: into the top 8.6% of the event's history.
  • Borja Perez — 2×2 single 2.48: into the top 8.7% of the event's history.
  • Keegan Schoensee — 2×2 single 2.70: into the top 10.9% of the event's history.
  • Luke Goodwin — 2×2 single 2.82: into the top 12.2% of the event's history.
  • Justin Friedel — 3×3 single 12.04: into the top 14.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

24 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 17,946 people who made their debut in 2016. 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

55 competitors · 258 results · 7 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. Blake Thompson won it with a 9.54 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

55 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.