Competitions · United States

Rally In The Valley 2018

Middletown, Virginia · 16 June 2018 · 6 events · 104 competitors · 120 personal bests

Ray Bai won three of the six events (4×4, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Will Callan by 0.63 seconds. 104 competitors produced 120 personal bests, 32 of which still stand today, and 24 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Tommy Harrington took a Pyraminx single of 43.16 down to 8.96, 79 percent better in one day.

Three wins

Ray Bai — 4×4, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx

0.63s

closest final — 2×2, Will Callan over Henry Savich

120

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Tanzer Balimtas	7.61	7.83
2×2	Will Callan	1.61	1.81
4×4	Ray Bai	30.82	32.12
3×3 one-handed	Ray Bai	11.77	13.41
Megaminx	Ray Bai	40.93	44.23
Pyraminx	Henry Savich	3.31	3.67

The PB harvest

120 set · 32 still standing

Henry Savich — 2×2 single 1.39: into the top 1.7% of the event's history.
Scott McGowan — 2×2 single 1.39: into the top 1.7% of the event's history.
Sebastian Amador — 2×2 single 1.47: into the top 2.0% of the event's history.
Justin Choi — 4×4 single 30.72: into the top 3.3% of the event's history.
Nolan Sigethy — 2×2 single 2.44: into the top 8.3% of the event's history.
Ethan Dennis — Megaminx single 1:04.92: into the top 12.6% of the event's history.
John Staley — 3×3 one-handed single 19.08: into the top 18.0% of the event's history.
Ben MacGregor — Pyraminx single 5.88: into the top 19.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

24 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

104 competitors · 517 results · 6 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. Tanzer Balimtas won it with a 7.83 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

104 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.