Competitions · United States
Race the Clock 2018
Shoreview, Minnesota · 31 December 2018 · 5 events · 39 competitors · 52 personal bests
David Nguyen won two of the five events (4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Christopher Olson by 0.28 seconds. 39 competitors produced 52 personal bests, 13 of which still stand today, and six people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Jonah Swanson took a Megaminx single of 3:15.97 down to 1:53.77, 42 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Christopher Olson | 7.79 | 8.04 |
| 4×4 | David Nguyen | 28.29 | 33.15 |
| 5×5 | David Nguyen | 1:00.00 | 1:03.36 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Walker Welch | 1:03.27 | — |
| Megaminx | Joshua Feran | 50.96 | 58.08 |
The PB harvest
52 set · 13 still standing- Joshua Feran — 3×3 single 7.31: into the top 1.7% of the event's history.
- Sam Simmons — 3×3 single 9.63: into the top 6.4% of the event's history.
- David Nguyen — Megaminx single 1:01.75: into the top 10.9% of the event's history.
- Evie Klein — 4×4 single 42.98: into the top 15.7% of the event's history.
- Ethan Bockenhauer — 4×4 single 44.61: into the top 17.8% of the event's history.
- Sam Simmons — 4×4 single 49.00: into the top 23.5% of the event's history.
- Derek LePage — 4×4 single 49.51: into the top 24.1% of the event's history.
- Bodie Zwank — 4×4 single 56.99: into the top 33.1% of the event's history.
First-timers
Six 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
39 competitors · 177 results · 5 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. Christopher Olson won it with a 8.04 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
D2 F2 D2 R' B2 D2 R U B2 F R' D F' L' F' R2 B L - 2
B' L' D B' R' D2 R2 D2 R D' B' R2 U2 B' R2 U2 F2 L2 U2 B' - 3
F' D2 U2 F2 R2 F' U2 F2 D' B D L2 F R' U R' D' B' U2 - 4
L2 F' L' U2 D' F' R U2 F R' F L B2 D2 R L F2 R' U2 - 5
D' B L2 F' L2 B D2 R' F L2 U2 B2 D' R2 U F2 U2 R2 U2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
39 competitors- Allie Mckinney
- Andrew Tyberg
- Armaan Jain
- Ben Haberman
- Bodie Zwank
- Brody Meschke
- Carter Kucala
- Christopher Olson
- Clayton Solberg
- David Nguyen
- Derek LePage
- Ethan Bockenhauer
- Evie Klein
- Jacob Nokes
- Jedrick Remonde
- Joe Eisenmenger
- Jonah Swanson
- Joseph Ong
- Joshua Feran
- Julian Selly
- Kaius Young
- Krish Khurana
- Kristin Wiley
- Lexxel Silivan
- Liam Florin
- Matthew Tokheim
- Maxon Aasen
- Nicholas Smith
- Nolan Kohn
- Owen Hjerpe
- Rachel Feran
- Sam Simmons
- Sarah Cook
- Semira T. Kretz
- Seth Fregien
- Seth Nokes
- Tyler Patten
- Tyler Robinson
- Walker Welch
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.