Competitions · United States

Princeton Fall 2018

Princeton, New Jersey · 29 September 2018 · 6 events · 105 competitors · 84 personal bests

Daniel Karnaukh won two of the six events (3×3, 4×4) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Daniel Karnaukh by 0.06 seconds. 105 competitors produced 84 personal bests, 16 of which still stand today, and eight people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Patrick Chen took a 3×3 one-handed single of 1:05.59 down to 37.42, 43 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Daniel Karnaukh — 3×3, 4×4

0.06s

closest final — 3×3, Daniel Karnaukh over Daniel Rose-Levine

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Daniel Karnaukh	7.24	7.94
4×4	Daniel Karnaukh	30.56	33.62
3×3 blindfolded	Liam Chen	23.72	—
3×3 Fewest Moves	Ishaan Lal	28 moves	—
3×3 one-handed	AJ Kamal	12.68	13.96
3×3 Multi-Blind	Ishaan Lal	8 of 9 cubes · 55:21	—

The PB harvest

84 set · 16 still standing

Krishiv Das — 3×3 single 10.13: into the top 7.8% of the event's history.
Eric Wu (吴典皓) — 3×3 one-handed single 15.45: into the top 9.1% of the event's history.
Jenny Asuzano — 3×3 one-handed single 17.50: into the top 13.8% of the event's history.
Johann Frias — 3×3 single 12.52: into the top 15.7% of the event's history.
Paul Aguirre — 3×3 one-handed single 19.17: into the top 18.3% of the event's history.
Johann Frias — 4×4 single 45.76: into the top 19.2% of the event's history.
Edward Xing — 4×4 single 48.89: into the top 23.3% of the event's history.
Ishaan Lal — 3×3 Multi-Blind single 8 of 9 cubes · 55:21: into the top 28.7% 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

105 competitors · 414 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. Daniel Karnaukh 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.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

105 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.