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Competitions · United States

Reno Fall 2016

Reno, Nevada · 12 November 2016 · 6 events · 32 competitors · 17 personal bests

Mitchell Lane won three of the six events (3×3, 2×2, Megaminx) and the closest final was the 3×3 one-handed, won by Jeremy Fleischman by 0.54 seconds. 32 competitors produced 17 personal bests, 2 of which still stand today, and 16 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Devon Lenwell took a 3×3 single of 51.56 down to 31.98, 38 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Mitchell Lane — 3×3, 2×2, Megaminx
0.54s
closest final — 3×3 one-handed, Jeremy Fleischman over Mitchell Lane
17
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Mitchell Lane7.118.64
2×2Mitchell Lane2.833.15
3×3 Fewest MovesBrandon Harnish31 moves
3×3 one-handedJeremy Fleischman13.8417.54
MegaminxMitchell Lane1:03.201:07.04
PyraminxPaul Mahvi4.506.27

The PB harvest

17 set · 2 still standing
  • Matthew DeLuna — 3×3 single 30.98: into the top 64.2% of the event's history.
  • Joshua Chu — Pyraminx single 12.41: into the top 69.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

16 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

32 competitors · 130 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. Mitchell Lane won it with a 8.64 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

32 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.