Competitions · United States

Princeton Fall 2016

Princeton, New Jersey · 22 October 2016 · 5 events · 126 competitors · 155 personal bests

Drew Brads won two of the five events (4×4, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the 3×3 one-handed, won by Keaton Ellis by 0.27 seconds. 126 competitors produced 155 personal bests, 42 of which still stand today, and 16 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Christopher Tardugno took a 3×3 single of 39.22 down to 18.13, 54 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Drew Brads — 4×4, Pyraminx

0.27s

closest final — 3×3 one-handed, Keaton Ellis over Justin Mallari

155

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Patrick Ponce	6.64	7.67
2×2	Lucas Etter	1.51	1.75
4×4	Drew Brads	29.32	32.06
3×3 one-handed	Keaton Ellis	9.77	11.83
Pyraminx	Drew Brads	1.78	2.60

The PB harvest

155 set · 42 still standing

Pawarisorn Boonyubol (ปวริศร บุญยุบล) — 3×3 single 9.09: into the top 5.1% of the event's history.
Omkar Iyer — 2×2 single 2.36: into the top 7.6% of the event's history.
James Markey Jr. — 2×2 single 2.98: into the top 14.0% of the event's history.
Anonymous — Pyraminx single 5.25: into the top 14.8% of the event's history.
Xavier Park — 2×2 single 3.30: into the top 17.8% of the event's history.
Chris Iglesias — 2×2 single 3.49: into the top 20.1% of the event's history.
Ishaan Chawla — 3×3 single 14.69: into the top 23.4% of the event's history.
Matthew Piriya — 3×3 single 15.20: into the top 25.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

16 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

126 competitors · 708 results · 5 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. Patrick Ponce won it with a 7.67 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

126 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.