Competitions · United States

Rose City 2019

Portland, Oregon · 20 April 2019 · 6 events · 89 competitors · 79 personal bests

Max Siauw won three of the six events (3×3, 5×5, Clock) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Max Siauw by 0.01 seconds. 89 competitors produced 79 personal bests, 26 of which still stand today, and 31 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

James Pratt took a 2×2 single of 13.48 down to 4.73, 65 percent better in one day.

Three wins

Max Siauw — 3×3, 5×5, Clock

0.01s

closest final — 3×3, Max Siauw over Anthony Brooks

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Max Siauw	5.75	7.64
2×2	Sameer Aggarwal	1.17	2.13
5×5	Max Siauw	54.91	59.60
Clock	Max Siauw	6.63	7.65
Pyraminx	Tripp Peters	2.45	3.45
Square-1	Aiden Bartlett	7.27	8.05

The PB harvest

79 set · 26 still standing

Orion Moore — 2×2 single 2.28: into the top 6.9% of the event's history.
Joe Yang — Square-1 single 12.07: into the top 10.1% of the event's history.
Cade Watson — 2×2 single 3.21: into the top 16.7% of the event's history.
Alexander Vassilev — 2×2 single 3.41: into the top 19.1% of the event's history.
Noah Hyun-Min Gibson — 3×3 single 13.47: into the top 19.1% of the event's history.
Cade Watson — 3×3 single 15.13: into the top 24.9% of the event's history.
Orion Moore — 5×5 single 1:29.79: into the top 27.1% of the event's history.
Samuel E. Grice — 3×3 single 16.08: into the top 28.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

31 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

89 competitors · 403 results · 6 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. Max Siauw won it with a 7.64 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

89 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.