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Competitions · United States

Reno Winter 2018

Reno, Nevada · 17 February 2018 · 7 events · 40 competitors · 47 personal bests

Mitchell Lane won three of the seven events (4×4, Megaminx, 3×3 with feet) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Paul Mahvi by 0.22 seconds. 40 competitors produced 47 personal bests, 16 of which still stand today, and eight people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Breanna LaGere took a Pyraminx single of 16.57 down to 7.40, 55 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Mitchell Lane — 4×4, Megaminx, 3×3 with feet
0.22s
closest final — 3×3, Paul Mahvi over Tyler Howlett
47
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Paul Mahvi8.159.03
2×2Tyler Howlett2.142.56
4×4Mitchell Lane32.3134.13
3×3 blindfoldedPaul Mahvi2:04.04
MegaminxMitchell Lane59.521:05.98
PyraminxTyler Howlett2.934.34
3×3 with feetMitchell Lane54.651:22.97

The PB harvest

47 set · 16 still standing
  • Mitchell Lane — 3×3 with feet single 54.65: into the top 13.8% of the event's history.
  • Adam Noah Morals — Pyraminx single 5.18: into the top 14.3% of the event's history.
  • Trevor Gladstone — 3×3 single 17.00: into the top 31.0% of the event's history.
  • Justin Laddy — 3×3 single 18.15: into the top 34.5% of the event's history.
  • Trevor Gladstone — 2×2 single 5.14: into the top 41.1% of the event's history.
  • Rehan Shaik — 2×2 single 5.22: into the top 42.1% of the event's history.
  • Saharat Buntha — 3×3 single 21.86: into the top 45.1% of the event's history.
  • Tanay Bodducherla — 2×2 single 5.59: into the top 46.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

Eight 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

40 competitors · 196 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 9.03 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

40 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.