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Please Be Quiet Berkeley 2017

Berkeley, California · 4 February 2017 · 5 events · 23 competitors · 26 personal bests

Mark Boyanowski won three of the five events (3×3 Fewest Moves, 5×5 blindfolded, 3×3 Multi-Blind). 23 competitors produced 26 personal bests, 3 of which still stand today.

The moment

A continental record

Mark Boyanowski set the 3×3 Multi-Blind single continental record: 37 of 42 cubes · 1:00:00.

Three wins
Mark Boyanowski — 3×3 Fewest Moves, 5×5 blindfolded, 3×3 Multi-Blind
26
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3 blindfoldedRiley Woo31.90
3×3 Fewest MovesMark Boyanowski28 moves29.00
4×4 blindfoldedKevin Matthews5:38.83
5×5 blindfoldedMark Boyanowski9:55.47
3×3 Multi-BlindMark Boyanowski37 of 42 cubes · 1:00:00

The PB harvest

26 set · 3 still standing
  • Eric Limeback — 3×3 blindfolded single 27.65: into the top 3.6% of the event's history.
  • Jacob Posner — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 29 moves: into the top 12.2% of the event's history.
  • Young Lee — 3×3 blindfolded single 1:38.38: into the top 26.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

No people competed for the first time at this competition. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

4 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

23 competitors · 120 results · 5 events.

Everyone who competed

23 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.