Competitions · United States
Pittsburgh Open 2018
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · 8 December 2018 · 13 events · 39 competitors · 79 personal bests
Evan Liu won five of the 13 events (5×5, 6×6, 7×7) and the closest final was the Clock, won by Evan Liu by 0.06 seconds. 39 competitors produced 79 personal bests, 23 of which still stand today, and eight people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Roxy Behrle took a Clock single of 52.24 down to 16.11, 69 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Luke Garrett | 6.81 | 8.29 |
| 2×2 | Ryan Wu | 1.60 | 2.21 |
| 4×4 | Ryan Wu | 35.16 | 35.71 |
| 5×5 | Evan Liu | 58.52 | 1:03.22 |
| 6×6 | Evan Liu | 1:48.45 | 1:53.32 |
| 7×7 | Evan Liu | 2:33.48 | 2:38.86 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Corey Sakowski | 56.64 | 59.80 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Luke Garrett | 13.54 | 14.46 |
| Clock | Evan Liu | 5.10 | 7.00 |
| Megaminx | Evan Liu | 54.81 | 59.67 |
| Skewb | Young He (何嘉炀) | 3.77 | 4.58 |
| 4×4 blindfolded | Corey Sakowski | 5:46.03 | — |
| 5×5 blindfolded | Corey Sakowski | — | — |
The PB harvest
79 set · 23 still standing- Kyle Miller — 3×3 single 9.30: into the top 5.6% of the event's history.
- Preston Nguyen — 7×7 single 2:58.76: into the top 10.3% of the event's history.
- Atharva Barve — 2×2 single 2.70: into the top 10.9% of the event's history.
- Tommy Szeliga — 5×5 single 1:10.95: into the top 12.3% of the event's history.
- Adam Runninger — 2×2 single 2.98: into the top 14.0% of the event's history.
- Matthew Lu — 2×2 single 3.29: into the top 17.7% of the event's history.
- Himanshu Setya — 3×3 one-handed single 19.73: into the top 19.8% of the event's history.
- Kyle Miller — Megaminx single 1:17.13: into the top 20.0% of the event's history.
First-timers
Eight 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
No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.
The field
39 competitors · 379 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. Luke Garrett won it with a 8.29 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
D2 F' R2 F' D2 L2 R2 B' L2 U R' B' U F R D2 L' D F R - 2
D F' L U R F2 L D2 R2 D' L F R2 L2 U2 B' L2 F B' - 3
R' B' R' D L U L2 D2 R2 B' R B' U2 D2 R2 U2 L2 F' - 4
U2 F' R2 U' B2 L' U F2 R' B' D2 B2 L2 D2 B2 R2 D R2 B2 D' L2 - 5
B2 R F' R' D R U B' L2 D B' L2 B U2 B' L2 D2 F' R2 F2 D2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
39 competitors- Adam Runninger
- Andrea Mitchell
- Andrew Skalski
- Atharva Barve
- Ben Campbell
- Benjamin Pugh
- Brayden Mallory
- Corey Sakowski
- Darwin Skalski
- David Graham
- Elias Martin
- Evan Campbell
- Evan Liu
- Evan Wasko
- Grant Cook
- Himanshu Setya
- Hunter Heinack
- Ian Malewski
- James Hildreth
- James Vernon Parkinson
- Jayden Mitchell
- Jonah Hart
- Jonah Willochell
- Kayla Brown
- Kessid Wicker
- Kyle Miller
- Luke Garrett
- Matthew Lu
- Preston Nguyen
- Roman V. Simkins
- Roxy Behrle
- Ryan Wu
- Stephen Griggs
- Steve Greer
- Steven Andryzcik
- Teller Coates
- Tommy Szeliga
- Young He (何嘉炀)
- Zachary Garber
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.