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Quabbin Open 2016

Barre, Massachusetts · 24 September 2016 · 7 events · 108 competitors · 121 personal bests

Daniel Rose-Levine won three of the seven events (2×2, Skewb, Square-1) and the closest final was the Square-1, won by Daniel Rose-Levine by 0.00 seconds. 108 competitors produced 121 personal bests, 50 of which still stand today, and 26 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

JP Noone took a 2×2 single of 2.84 down to 1.11, 61 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Daniel Rose-Levine — 2×2, Skewb, Square-1
0.00s
closest final — Square-1, Daniel Rose-Levine over Chris Chi
121
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Kevin Costello III6.507.30
2×2Daniel Rose-Levine0.851.96
4×4Kevin Costello III30.9533.31
3×3 blindfoldedTim Reynolds1:47.882:05.96
PyraminxLivia Kleiner2.693.64
SkewbDaniel Rose-Levine3.183.99
Square-1Daniel Rose-Levine10.9313.84

The PB harvest

121 set · 50 still standing
  • Daniel Rose-Levine — 2×2 single 0.85: into the top 0.29% of the event's history.
  • JP Noone — 2×2 single 1.11: into the top 0.79% of the event's history.
  • Ben Marlin — 2×2 single 1.18: into the top 0.98% of the event's history.
  • Jason Bilgrei — 2×2 single 1.18: into the top 0.98% of the event's history.
  • Ben Marlin — Pyraminx single 2.03: into the top 1.2% of the event's history.
  • Cormac Crump — 2×2 single 1.31: into the top 1.4% of the event's history.
  • Andrew Diakovasilis — Pyraminx single 3.04: into the top 3.8% of the event's history.
  • Blake Feero — 3×3 single 8.54: into the top 3.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

26 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

108 competitors · 499 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. Kevin Costello III won it with a 7.30 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

108 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.