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Pueblo Open 2018

Pueblo, Colorado · 18 August 2018 · 7 events · 61 competitors · 78 personal bests

Jordan Mosakowski won four of the seven events (2×2, 5×5, 3×3 blindfolded) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Jordan Mosakowski by 0.04 seconds. 61 competitors produced 78 personal bests, 29 of which still stand today, and 14 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Henry Pontzer took a Skewb single of 14.04 down to 4.83, 66 percent better in one day.

Four wins
Jordan Mosakowski — 2×2, 5×5, 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 one-handed
0.04s
closest final — 2×2, Jordan Mosakowski over Jack Ryan
78
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Aurora Moritz9.139.83
2×2Jordan Mosakowski2.072.88
4×4Jack Ryan34.4736.30
5×5Jordan Mosakowski1:02.781:08.87
3×3 blindfoldedJordan Mosakowski3:10.74
3×3 one-handedJordan Mosakowski19.3520.02
SkewbDylan Hughlett5.486.56

The PB harvest

78 set · 29 still standing
  • Dylan Hughlett — 2×2 single 1.59: into the top 2.6% of the event's history.
  • Aurora Moritz — 2×2 single 1.86: into the top 3.9% of the event's history.
  • Cory Bednark — 3×3 single 10.20: into the top 8.0% of the event's history.
  • Duncan A. Bannon — 3×3 single 11.99: into the top 13.9% of the event's history.
  • Alex Truitt — 4×4 single 42.28: into the top 14.8% of the event's history.
  • Henry Pontzer — Skewb single 4.83: into the top 16.9% of the event's history.
  • Cory Bednark — 4×4 single 44.67: into the top 17.9% of the event's history.
  • Aurora Moritz — 5×5 single 1:22.84: into the top 21.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

14 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

61 competitors · 319 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. Aurora Moritz won it with a 9.83 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

61 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.