Competitions · United States

Rally in the Valley 2019

Middletown, Virginia · 27 July 2019 · 6 events · 110 competitors · 93 personal bests

Ray Bai won two of the six events (3×3, Megaminx) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Michael Nielsen by 0.04 seconds. 110 competitors produced 93 personal bests, 50 of which still stand today, and 26 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Jamaal Burah set the Pyraminx single national record: 4.24.

Two wins

Ray Bai — 3×3, Megaminx

0.04s

closest final — Pyraminx, Michael Nielsen over Henry Savich

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Ray Bai	6.49	8.21
2×2	Zayn Khanani	1.19	2.03
7×7	Joshua Feran	2:56.02	3:01.95
Megaminx	Ray Bai	36.71	44.89
Pyraminx	Michael Nielsen	1.41	2.70
Square-1	Tommy Szeliga	9.19	10.58

The PB harvest

93 set · 50 still standing

Mitchell Hum — Pyraminx single 2.68: into the top 2.7% of the event's history.
Max Blevins — 3×3 single 9.08: into the top 5.1% of the event's history.
Will Callan — Square-1 single 9.50: into the top 5.3% of the event's history.
Joshua Eom — 2×2 single 2.33: into the top 7.3% of the event's history.
Joshua Eom — Pyraminx single 4.17: into the top 8.5% of the event's history.
Jamaal Burah — Pyraminx single 4.24: into the top 8.9% of the event's history.
Nick Penafiel — Pyraminx single 4.51: into the top 10.3% of the event's history.
Noah Fazzini — 2×2 single 2.70: into the top 10.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

26 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 27,871 people who made their debut in 2019. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

5 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

110 competitors · 498 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. Ray Bai won it with a 8.21 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

110 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.