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Competitions · United States

Reno Winter 2020

Reno, Nevada · 15 February 2020 · 7 events · 27 competitors · 24 personal bests

Paul Mahvi won three of the seven events (3×3, 5×5, 7×7) and the closest final was the 3×3 one-handed, won by Mitchell Lane by 0.39 seconds. 27 competitors produced 24 personal bests, 7 of which still stand today, and twelve people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Elijah Franklin took a 3×3 one-handed single of 1:11.56 down to 51.18, 28 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Paul Mahvi — 3×3, 5×5, 7×7
0.39s
closest final — 3×3 one-handed, Mitchell Lane over Tyler Howlett
24
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Paul Mahvi7.398.47
2×2Tyler Howlett1.802.38
5×5Paul Mahvi51.0256.68
7×7Paul Mahvi2:42.182:46.73
3×3 one-handedMitchell Lane17.0918.61
MegaminxTyler Howlett1:00.301:05.04
PyraminxTyler Howlett3.053.86

The PB harvest

24 set · 7 still standing
  • Jeremy Benik — Pyraminx single 4.65: into the top 11.1% of the event's history.
  • Ryan Silva — 3×3 single 17.30: into the top 32.0% of the event's history.
  • Ryan Silva — Pyraminx single 8.05: into the top 36.6% of the event's history.
  • Adrian George — 3×3 single 25.71: into the top 54.1% of the event's history.
  • Adrian George — 3×3 one-handed single 40.82: into the top 66.4% of the event's history.
  • Adrian George — Pyraminx single 12.29: into the top 69.0% of the event's history.
  • Elijah Franklin — Megaminx single 3:28.66: into the top 83.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

Twelve people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 4,608 people who made their debut in 2020. 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

27 competitors · 158 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 8.47 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

27 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.