Competitions · United States

Richmond Spring 2019

Richmond, Virginia · 15 June 2019 · 5 events · 76 competitors · 55 personal bests

Ray Bai won two of the five events (3×3, Megaminx) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Will Callan by 0.01 seconds. 76 competitors produced 55 personal bests, 17 of which still stand today, and 26 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Micah Wingfield took a Skewb single of 10.19 down to 4.19, 59 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Ray Bai — 3×3, Megaminx

0.01s

closest final — 2×2, Will Callan over Zayn Khanani

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Ray Bai	6.75	8.19
2×2	Will Callan	1.56	1.89
7×7	Dana Yi	2:35.43	2:44.03
Megaminx	Ray Bai	41.43	44.33
Skewb	Justin Choi	3.42	3.81

The PB harvest

55 set · 17 still standing

Deniz Atak — 3×3 single 5.98: into the top 0.47% of the event's history.
Scott McGowan — Skewb single 4.02: into the top 11.0% of the event's history.
Micah Wingfield — Skewb single 4.19: into the top 12.2% of the event's history.
Zachary Forino — Megaminx single 1:13.12: into the top 17.5% of the event's history.
Will Belote — 7×7 single 3:28.41: into the top 19.2% of the event's history.
Joshua Taylor — 2×2 single 4.38: into the top 31.4% of the event's history.
Reed Thain — 3×3 single 18.15: into the top 34.5% of the event's history.
Ashlyn Doak — 3×3 single 19.51: into the top 38.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

26 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

76 competitors · 336 results · 5 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. Ray Bai won it with a 8.19 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

76 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.