Competitions · United States
Pittsburgh Fall 2019
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · 7 December 2019 · 13 events · 55 competitors · 90 personal bests
Evan Liu won six of the 13 events (4×4, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the Square-1, won by Jack Pfeifer by 0.07 seconds. 55 competitors produced 90 personal bests, 37 of which still stand today, and eight people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Cole Albright took a 3×3 one-handed single of 1:53.40 down to 46.33, 59 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Tanzer Balimtas | 6.60 | 8.20 |
| 4×4 | Evan Liu | 32.18 | 34.40 |
| 5×5 | Evan Liu | 57.50 | 1:04.42 |
| 6×6 | Evan Liu | 1:48.07 | 1:50.72 |
| 7×7 | Roxy Behrle | 2:28.59 | 2:40.18 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Evan Liu | 55.30 | — |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | Evan Liu | 32 moves | 33.33 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Tanzer Balimtas | 12.75 | 13.59 |
| Clock | Evan Liu | 4.44 | 5.70 |
| Megaminx | Roy Lee | 43.67 | 52.42 |
| Skewb | Corey Sakowski | 3.38 | 5.23 |
| Square-1 | Jack Pfeifer | 8.32 | 9.63 |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | Corey Sakowski | 11 of 17 cubes · 52:54 | — |
The PB harvest
90 set · 37 still standing- Hunter Heinack — 3×3 single 9.96: into the top 7.3% of the event's history.
- Emil Van Ilmari Nguyen Tornudd — Skewb single 4.64: into the top 15.5% of the event's history.
- Sam Buchanan — Megaminx single 1:15.53: into the top 19.0% of the event's history.
- Hunter Heinack — 4×4 single 47.25: into the top 21.1% of the event's history.
- Sam Buchanan — 4×4 single 47.99: into the top 22.1% of the event's history.
- Xavier Molgaard — 3×3 single 14.63: into the top 23.2% of the event's history.
- Hunter Heinack — 3×3 one-handed single 21.55: into the top 24.7% of the event's history.
- Shaun Christian Fernando — Skewb single 6.01: into the top 25.8% of the event's history.
First-timers
Eight 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
55 competitors · 408 results · 13 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 8.20 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
B2 L2 R2 F2 D F2 D2 F2 U F' D U2 B' L U2 R2 B' R U2 F - 2
R F2 U2 F2 D2 R' B2 R2 U2 R F R F D B' U' L D U2 F2 - 3
L B U F' B' D' F B L2 U' L' D2 B R2 B' L2 F' R2 F2 - 4
L' F2 D2 L' B2 L' B2 F2 R' F D' U' F2 U' L' F D F' R' - 5
B2 F2 R' D2 R2 B2 D2 L D R' B' U' L2 D B' R B' D L'
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
55 competitors- Adam Cowburn
- Alayna Donnell
- Aleister Cox
- Alex Herron
- Andrew Cross
- Arda Wuyts
- Ben Callender
- Benjamin Pugh
- Caleb Kearney
- Christian Dennison
- Cole Albright
- Corey Sakowski
- David Graham
- Edward Zhaohan Yang
- Elias Martin
- Emil Van Ilmari Nguyen Tornudd
- Evan Liu
- Evan Wasko
- Everett Gorman
- Grant Brown
- Heath Parsons
- Hunter Heinack
- Ian Malewski
- Isaac M. Farnsworth
- Isaac McNeal
- Jack Pfeifer
- Jacob Nobili
- Jason Hammerman
- Joe Norton
- John McNeal
- Jonah Hart
- Kaedon Schoming
- Matthew Lu
- Matthew Vovos
- Micah DeAngelo
- Nolan Patrick Fuller
- Olivia Schenk
- Phillip Zhao
- Preston Farmer
- Robbie Stevenson
- Roman V. Simkins
- Roxy Behrle
- Roy Lee
- Sam Buchanan
- Shaun Christian Fernando
- Sidath Perera
- Stephen Griggs
- Steve Greer
- Sula Mareska
- Tanner David Slabaugh
- Tanzer Balimtas
- Teller Coates
- Tommy Szeliga
- Trent Donnell
- Xavier Molgaard
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.