Competitions · United States

River Hill Spring 2019

Clarksville, Maryland · 2 June 2019 · 7 events · 116 competitors · 146 personal bests

Ray Bai won two of the seven events (4×4, Megaminx) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Michael Nielsen by 0.05 seconds. 116 competitors produced 146 personal bests, 48 of which still stand today, and 21 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

George Spence took a Skewb single of 32.02 down to 10.12, 68 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Ray Bai — 4×4, Megaminx

0.05s

closest final — Pyraminx, Michael Nielsen over Livia Kleiner

146

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Keaton Ellis	7.25	8.38
2×2	Will Callan	0.86	1.61
4×4	Ray Bai	30.06	31.58
3×3 blindfolded	Corey Sakowski	58.13	—
Megaminx	Ray Bai	40.16	43.03
Pyraminx	Michael Nielsen	1.93	3.03
Skewb	Justin Choi	3.28	3.56

The PB harvest

146 set · 48 still standing

Justin Choi — 2×2 single 1.37: into the top 1.6% of the event's history.
Joshua Feran — 4×4 single 29.34: into the top 2.4% of the event's history.
Brad Hoffman — Pyraminx single 2.88: into the top 3.2% of the event's history.
Connor McLaughlin — Pyraminx single 3.00: into the top 3.6% of the event's history.
Reed Thain — Pyraminx single 3.18: into the top 4.3% of the event's history.
Connor McLaughlin — 4×4 single 32.44: into the top 4.5% of the event's history.
Justin Choi — Pyraminx single 3.71: into the top 6.3% of the event's history.
Henry Savich — Megaminx single 59.53: into the top 9.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

21 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

116 competitors · 586 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. Keaton Ellis won it with a 8.38 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

116 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.