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Reno Fall In Memoriam 2019

Reno, Nevada · 19 October 2019 · 7 events · 21 competitors · 32 personal bests

Paul Mahvi won three of the seven events (3×3, 4×4, 6×6) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Mitchell Lane by 0.04 seconds. 21 competitors produced 32 personal bests, 7 of which still stand today, and five people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Titus Agee took a 4×4 single of 3:13.03 down to 1:55.09, 40 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Paul Mahvi — 3×3, 4×4, 6×6
0.04s
closest final — Skewb, Mitchell Lane over Tyler Howlett
32
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Paul Mahvi6.978.24
4×4Paul Mahvi24.7928.61
6×6Paul Mahvi1:43.721:45.82
3×3 blindfoldedJason Ostdiek50.39
MegaminxTyler Howlett59.681:02.35
SkewbMitchell Lane2.964.94
Square-1Nolan Yiu7.3513.24

The PB harvest

32 set · 7 still standing
  • Austin Chen — 3×3 single 7.57: into the top 2.1% of the event's history.
  • Breanna LaGere — Megaminx single 1:19.44: into the top 21.4% of the event's history.
  • Jeremy Benik — Square-1 single 20.78: into the top 29.7% of the event's history.
  • Cameron Asato — Skewb single 11.74: into the top 64.7% of the event's history.
  • Andy Wu — 4×4 single 1:32.12: into the top 65.2% of the event's history.
  • Cameron Asato — 4×4 single 1:38.11: into the top 69.4% of the event's history.
  • Jesse Steele — Square-1 single 47.57: into the top 73.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

Five 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

No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.

The field

21 competitors · 129 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. Paul Mahvi won it with a 8.24 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

21 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.