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Competitions · United States

Reno Winter 2019

Reno, Nevada · 16 February 2019 · 12 events · 25 competitors · 28 personal bests

Mitchell Lane won five of the twelve events (3×3, 4×4, 6×6) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Jandell Ryan Ko by 0.03 seconds. 25 competitors produced 28 personal bests, 2 of which still stand today, and four people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Jeremy Benik took a Clock single of 33.23 down to 7.51, 77 percent better in one day.

Five wins
Mitchell Lane — 3×3, 4×4, 6×6, 3×3 one-handed, Clock
0.03s
closest final — Pyraminx, Jandell Ryan Ko over Mitchell Lane
28
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Mitchell Lane7.948.87
4×4Mitchell Lane29.8432.89
6×6Mitchell Lane1:57.041:59.98
3×3 blindfoldedAiden Bartlett1:27.52
3×3 one-handedMitchell Lane15.3416.76
ClockMitchell Lane8.389.83
PyraminxJandell Ryan Ko3.154.21
SkewbBrandon Harnish4.285.53
Square-1Aiden Bartlett8.219.99
4×4 blindfoldedBen Streeter30:43.00
5×5 blindfoldedBrandon Harnish
3×3 Multi-BlindAiden Bartlett7 of 8 cubes · 46:08

The PB harvest

28 set · 2 still standing
  • Alex Chau — 3×3 single 19.35: into the top 38.1% of the event's history.
  • Kit Bailey — Clock single 14.10: into the top 44.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

Four 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

25 competitors · 206 results · 12 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 8.87 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

25 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.