Competitions · United States
Reno Open 2016
Reno, Nevada · 16 April 2016 · 7 events · 35 competitors · 19 personal bests
Edward Lin won three of the seven events (2×2, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Paul Mahvi by 0.01 seconds. 35 competitors produced 19 personal bests, 4 of which still stand today, and 20 people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Tyler Howlett took a Square-1 single of 43.81 down to 25.35, 42 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Paul Mahvi | 8.40 | 9.18 |
| 2×2 | Edward Lin | 1.79 | 3.35 |
| 5×5 | Edward Lin | 1:00.68 | 1:04.34 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Edward Lin | 14.02 | 16.32 |
| Pyraminx | Paul Mahvi | 5.27 | 5.85 |
| Skewb | Mitchell Lane | 4.39 | 5.26 |
| Square-1 | Mitchell Lane | 12.31 | 16.82 |
The PB harvest
19 set · 4 still standing- Edward Lin — Square-1 single 17.80: into the top 22.9% of the event's history.
- Carson Humphreys — 3×3 single 17.33: into the top 32.0% of the event's history.
- Ethan Shaver — 3×3 single 26.43: into the top 55.7% of the event's history.
- Maxwell Landes — 3×3 one-handed single 35.29: into the top 57.8% of the event's history.
First-timers
20 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
35 competitors · 143 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 9.18 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
D L F2 D' R U2 F B' L' D R2 U2 L2 D2 B2 U2 R' F2 D2 L' - 2
R' D2 B2 L2 U2 B2 L' R2 U2 B' R2 F2 U R' B L U' B' L2 U2 - 3
R2 B2 L' D' R' F B2 U F2 D F D2 B' U2 R2 U2 F2 U2 R2 - 4
B U L' F' R D2 R D' R B D2 L2 D2 R2 D' B2 D2 F2 U - 5
F2 L' B2 U2 L F2 U2 L U F D' F' D2 F2 L' R2 D L2 B
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
35 competitors- Aayush Patel
- Austin Chen
- Ben Streeter
- Brandon Harnish
- Brayden Plumb
- Breanna LaGere
- Carson Humphreys
- Chase Meskowsky
- Colin Navarro
- Edward Lin
- Erick Guerrero
- Ethan Shaver
- Gavin Voskamp
- Jacob Hasfurther
- Jason Guerrero
- Jeremy Benik
- Jeremy Fleischman
- Kameron Bettridge
- Lukas Onstine
- Mason Lancero
- Matthew Beauregard
- Matthew DeLuna
- Matthew Johnson
- Maxwell Landes
- Michael Villasenor
- Mitchell Lane
- Nathan Nakaguchi
- Noah Nakaguchi
- Paul Mahvi
- Rafael Bustos
- Russell Nakaguchi
- Saheb Sabharwal
- Tyler Howlett
- Tyler Shecklen
- Zachary Adame
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.