Competitions · United States
Reno Spring 2018
Reno, Nevada · 28 April 2018 · 7 events · 42 competitors · 41 personal bests
Paul Mahvi won three of the seven events (3×3, 6×6, 7×7) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Mitchell Lane by 0.03 seconds. 42 competitors produced 41 personal bests, 14 of which still stand today, and eleven people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Nicholas Flach took a Skewb single of 14.20 down to 6.11, 57 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Paul Mahvi | 7.56 | 8.70 |
| 6×6 | Paul Mahvi | 1:55.61 | 1:58.88 |
| 7×7 | Paul Mahvi | 2:58.66 | 3:00.32 |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | Brandon Harnish | 25 moves | 29.33 |
| Clock | Mitchell Lane | 9.56 | 10.82 |
| Pyraminx | Aaron Paskow | 2.80 | 3.64 |
| Skewb | Mitchell Lane | 3.91 | 4.63 |
The PB harvest
41 set · 14 still standing- Kit Bailey — Pyraminx single 4.77: into the top 11.8% of the event's history.
- Lucas Flach — Pyraminx single 5.04: into the top 13.4% of the event's history.
- Nicholas Flach — 3×3 single 12.45: into the top 15.5% of the event's history.
- Cash Miller — Pyraminx single 6.01: into the top 20.1% of the event's history.
- Lucas Flach — 3×3 single 14.39: into the top 22.3% of the event's history.
- Tommy Nguyen — 3×3 single 16.55: into the top 29.6% of the event's history.
- Austin Hayes — 3×3 single 20.57: into the top 41.6% of the event's history.
- Nate Salkoff — 3×3 single 28.38: into the top 59.6% of the event's history.
First-timers
Eleven 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
42 competitors · 162 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 8.70 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
U2 F L2 D2 B D2 U2 B' U F2 D' B' D' L' F U2 R D' U - 2
R2 F2 R' F2 R' D2 F2 D2 U2 B' D' B F' L' B' L B2 L U' B - 3
F' D R' U' F R2 D R' L U D2 F2 L2 D2 L' U2 R U2 R2 - 4
B2 U2 L2 R F2 R D2 L' U2 B F2 D2 U2 R U B' L2 D L B2 - 5
B2 R2 B2 R B2 F2 D2 F2 R D2 R2 D' R' B' L R B' F2 L2 F'
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
42 competitors- Aaron Paskow
- Alex Alvear
- Alex Chau
- Alexander Spina
- Anshuman Vuppalapati
- Ant Irizarry
- Austin Chen
- Austin Haggerty
- Austin Hayes
- Ben Streeter
- Bradyn Gessaro
- Brandon Harnish
- Breanna LaGere
- Brock Jolley
- Carter Peterson
- Cash Miller
- Catlinh Nguyen
- Cerine Dandy
- Chris Martin
- Devin Corr-Robinett
- Gavin Perrell
- Hannah Massner
- Hayden Tovar
- Ishaan Agrawal
- Jeremy Benik
- Jesse Steele
- Jonathan Hayes
- Justin Laddy
- Kanyon Penn
- Kit Bailey
- Lucas Flach
- Michael Larsen
- Mitchell Lane
- Nate Salkoff
- Nicholas Flach
- Parker Rhinehart
- Paul Mahvi
- Reuben San Luis
- Samantha Tai
- Shane D. Laird
- Tommy Nguyen
- Weston Ivans
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.