Competitions · United States

Queen City 2016

Fort Thomas, Kentucky · 9 January 2016 · 7 events · 86 competitors · 115 personal bests

Lucas Etter won five of the seven events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Lucas Etter by 0.09 seconds. 86 competitors produced 115 personal bests, 35 of which still stand today, and 37 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Luke Van Laningham took a Skewb single of 12.46 down to 4.87, 61 percent better in one day.

Five wins

Lucas Etter — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, Pyraminx, Skewb

0.09s

closest final — Pyraminx, Lucas Etter over Cyrus Gearhart

115

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Lucas Etter	6.93	8.18
2×2	Lucas Etter	1.60	1.76
4×4	Lucas Etter	33.28	34.11
5×5	James Hildreth	1:13.76	1:15.64
Megaminx	Andy Denney	56.61	1:03.88
Pyraminx	Lucas Etter	3.30	5.26
Skewb	Lucas Etter	2.99	3.86

The PB harvest

115 set · 35 still standing

Cade Green — Pyraminx single 4.47: into the top 10.1% of the event's history.
Julian Bolivar — Pyraminx single 4.52: into the top 10.3% of the event's history.
Jeremy Easter — 2×2 single 2.90: into the top 13.1% of the event's history.
Julian Bolivar — 2×2 single 2.90: into the top 13.1% of the event's history.
Cyrus Gearhart — 2×2 single 3.00: into the top 14.2% of the event's history.
Rowan Conley — Pyraminx single 5.32: into the top 15.2% of the event's history.
Logan Keller — Pyraminx single 5.72: into the top 18.0% of the event's history.
Owen Gross — 2×2 single 3.37: into the top 18.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

37 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

86 competitors · 409 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. Lucas Etter won it with a 8.18 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

86 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.