Competitions · United States

Rose City 2016

Portland, Oregon · 21 May 2016 · 7 events · 71 competitors · 61 personal bests

Daniel Yang won two of the seven events (3×3, 2×2) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Daniel Yang by 0.04 seconds. 71 competitors produced 61 personal bests, 8 of which still stand today, and 27 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Vedanth Iyer took a 2×2 single of 9.59 down to 2.96, 69 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Daniel Yang — 3×3, 2×2

0.04s

closest final — 2×2, Daniel Yang over Anthony Dominquez

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Daniel Yang	10.79	11.87
2×2	Daniel Yang	3.24	3.66
4×4	Chris Brotzman	47.17	53.01
3×3 blindfolded	Mark Boyanowski	38.63	—
3×3 one-handed	Chris Brotzman	20.17	21.89
Square-1	Kit Clement	19.79	25.32
3×3 Multi-Blind	Mark Boyanowski	32 of 35 cubes · 59:34	—

The PB harvest

61 set · 8 still standing

Anthony Dominquez — 3×3 single 8.69: into the top 4.2% of the event's history.
Vedanth Iyer — 2×2 single 2.96: into the top 13.8% of the event's history.
Nathan Boe — 3×3 single 15.68: into the top 26.7% of the event's history.
Gavin Zhang — 3×3 single 17.29: into the top 31.9% of the event's history.
Anthony Aquila — 2×2 single 4.90: into the top 38.1% of the event's history.
Anthony Aquila — 3×3 single 26.30: into the top 55.4% of the event's history.
Gavin Zhang — 3×3 one-handed single 43.70: into the top 70.1% of the event's history.
Jacob Smith — 3×3 one-handed single 44.98: into the top 71.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

27 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 17,946 people who made their debut in 2016. 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

71 competitors · 297 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. Daniel Yang won it with a 11.87 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

71 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.