Competitions · United States

Princeton Winter 2019

Princeton, New Jersey · 9 February 2019 · 7 events · 92 competitors · 68 personal bests

Brandon Nunez won two of the seven events (5×5, 7×7) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Daniel Goodman by 0.38 seconds. 92 competitors produced 68 personal bests, 8 of which still stand today, and seven people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Alex Niedland took a Square-1 single of 28.78 down to 15.44, 46 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Brandon Nunez — 5×5, 7×7

0.38s

closest final — Pyraminx, Daniel Goodman over Krish Shah-Nathwani

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Patrick Ponce	5.61	6.70
5×5	Brandon Nunez	47.05	50.94
7×7	Brandon Nunez	2:25.87	2:37.00
Pyraminx	Daniel Goodman	2.56	3.30
Square-1	Samuel Fang	6.59	9.29
5×5 blindfolded	Daniel Goodman	25:23.00	—
3×3 with feet	Daniel Rose-Levine	21.98	24.47

The PB harvest

68 set · 8 still standing

Thomas Rosky — 3×3 single 8.88: into the top 4.6% of the event's history.
Kun Wang (王堃) — 5×5 single 1:21.03: into the top 19.9% of the event's history.
David Rosky — 3×3 single 19.93: into the top 39.7% of the event's history.
Noah G. Terry — 3×3 single 20.35: into the top 40.9% of the event's history.
Noah G. Terry — Pyraminx single 9.13: into the top 46.0% of the event's history.
Brandon Joel — 3×3 single 22.29: into the top 46.2% of the event's history.
Arav Maheria — 3×3 single 22.93: into the top 47.8% of the event's history.
Casey Sidor — Pyraminx single 9.46: into the top 48.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

Seven 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

92 competitors · 401 results · 7 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 6.70 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

92 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.