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Competitions · United States

Pittsburgh Spring 2019

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · 9 March 2019 · 14 events · 82 competitors · 102 personal bests

Daniel Rose-Levine won five of the 14 events (3×3 one-handed, Pyraminx, Skewb) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Phillip Lewicki by 0.22 seconds. 82 competitors produced 102 personal bests, 32 of which still stand today, and 32 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Lucas Nieuwland took a Square-1 single of 1:05.21 down to 27.11, 58 percent better in one day.

Five wins
Daniel Rose-Levine — 3×3 one-handed, Pyraminx, Skewb, Square-1, 3×3 with feet
0.22s
closest final — 3×3, Phillip Lewicki over Daniel Rose-Levine
102
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Phillip Lewicki6.567.70
4×4Yi-Fan Wu (吳亦凡)25.5129.01
5×5Yi-Fan Wu (吳亦凡)50.1255.24
6×6Yi-Fan Wu (吳亦凡)1:44.561:52.66
7×7Evan Liu2:40.452:48.38
3×3 one-handedDaniel Rose-Levine11.7414.13
ClockEvan Liu7.007.98
MegaminxPhillip Lewicki39.3841.82
PyraminxDaniel Rose-Levine2.224.24
SkewbDaniel Rose-Levine1.734.02
Square-1Daniel Rose-Levine8.3012.10
4×4 blindfoldedEvan Liu6:25.33—
5×5 blindfoldedEvan Liu10:53.0011:49.00
3×3 with feetDaniel Rose-Levine22.2423.99

The PB harvest

102 set · 32 still standing
  • Evan Liu — Skewb single 1.66: into the top 0.66% of the event's history.
  • Aubrey Trace — Pyraminx single 2.19: into the top 1.5% of the event's history.
  • Timothy Townley — Pyraminx single 2.34: into the top 1.8% of the event's history.
  • Jayden Mitchell — Pyraminx single 2.84: into the top 3.1% of the event's history.
  • Brendan F. Long — Pyraminx single 2.97: into the top 3.5% of the event's history.
  • Evan Liu — 3×3 with feet single 37.85: into the top 5.0% of the event's history.
  • Jonah Hart — Pyraminx single 3.82: into the top 6.8% of the event's history.
  • Phillip Lewicki — 6×6 single 1:53.95: into the top 8.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

32 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

82 competitors · 536 results · 14 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. Phillip Lewicki won it with a 7.70 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

82 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.