Competitions · United States

Poly Cubed 2016

Pomona, California · 7 May 2016 · 6 events · 78 competitors · 82 personal bests

Max Park won three of the six events (3×3, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Nathan Soria by 0.06 seconds. 78 competitors produced 82 personal bests, 34 of which still stand today, and 18 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Bryce Wiedemeier took a Skewb single of 7.30 down to 2.81, 62 percent better in one day.

Three wins

Max Park — 3×3, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed

0.06s

closest final — 2×2, Nathan Soria over Isaac Langer

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Max Park	7.36	7.94
2×2	Nathan Soria	2.41	3.23
4×4	Max Park	29.77	31.35
3×3 one-handed	Max Park	12.60	14.38
Pyraminx	Elijah Brown	3.81	5.04
Skewb	Jungwoo Kim (김정우)	3.55	4.12

The PB harvest

82 set · 34 still standing

Peter Chau — 3×3 single 8.15: into the top 3.1% of the event's history.
Bryce Wiedemeier — Skewb single 2.81: into the top 4.1% of the event's history.
Peter Chau — Pyraminx single 5.21: into the top 14.5% of the event's history.
Alpha Yam — 2×2 single 3.79: into the top 23.8% of the event's history.
Kieran McCarthy — 2×2 single 4.05: into the top 27.1% of the event's history.
Ty Bogikes — Skewb single 6.44: into the top 29.2% of the event's history.
Lucas Peters — Skewb single 6.44: into the top 29.2% of the event's history.
Corey Nambu — Skewb single 6.57: into the top 30.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

18 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

78 competitors · 305 results · 6 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. Max Park won it with a 7.94 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

78 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.