Competitions · United States
RVA Spring 2018
Richmond, Virginia · 5 May 2018 · 5 events · 70 competitors · 54 personal bests
Livia Kleiner won three of the five events (5×5, 6×6, 7×7) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Benjamin Christie by 0.15 seconds. 70 competitors produced 54 personal bests, 15 of which still stand today, and 17 people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Robert Mapp IV took a 3×3 single of 12.84 down to 8.33, 35 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Ray Bai | 8.35 | 8.71 |
| 5×5 | Livia Kleiner | 1:02.15 | 1:09.10 |
| 6×6 | Livia Kleiner | 2:11.18 | 2:11.71 |
| 7×7 | Livia Kleiner | 3:00.91 | 3:21.09 |
| Skewb | Benjamin Christie | 3.00 | 3.93 |
The PB harvest
54 set · 15 still standing- Sam Robinson — 3×3 single 10.22: into the top 8.1% of the event's history.
- Sam Robinson — Skewb single 3.99: into the top 10.8% of the event's history.
- Alex Cavanaugh — Skewb single 4.23: into the top 12.5% of the event's history.
- Athan Gillespie — Skewb single 4.68: into the top 15.8% of the event's history.
- Owen Cameron — Skewb single 6.03: into the top 25.9% of the event's history.
- Alex Cavanaugh — 3×3 single 15.68: into the top 26.7% of the event's history.
- Brian Schneider — Skewb single 7.11: into the top 34.5% of the event's history.
- Sophia Schorr — Skewb single 7.42: into the top 36.9% of the event's history.
First-timers
17 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,076 people who made their debut in 2018. 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
70 competitors · 235 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 8.71 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
R' F' D B D' L D2 F L2 D' B' D R2 D' F2 U D2 B2 R2 - 2
U' F2 D2 L2 B L' B2 U D F D L2 B' U2 D2 L2 F2 U2 - 3
D2 R2 B D2 B2 L2 D2 B2 L2 U2 F L' U' R D2 F' L' B D' L' - 4
R B' L U' F L2 B' U2 R2 D R' L2 D F2 B2 D2 F2 D R2 D' - 5
L F2 R2 L' F' L2 U' B D2 R2 D2 B2 R' D2 L2 D2 R' F2 D2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
70 competitors- Adam Stallard
- Aedan Bryant
- Ajay Potluri
- Alex Cavanaugh
- Alex Myers
- Ali Fayed
- Amanda Luskey
- Amber Baker
- Athan Gillespie
- Aubrey Trace
- Austin Lewandowski
- Ben White
- Benjamin Christie
- Bernaldo Ortega
- Bobby Mapp
- Brendan Easter
- Brendan White
- Brian Ronstrom
- Brian Schneider
- Charles Jerome
- Corey Sakowski
- David Doty
- David Steele
- Deniz Atak
- Eric Camplin
- Ethan Donecoff
- Evan Stubblefield
- Gabriel Franco Gillean
- Grant Mountcastle
- Hailey Lambert
- Jack Stoney
- Jacob Lee
- Jakob D. Chivers
- John Staley
- Jonathan Tilahun
- Joseph Daus
- Justin Choi
- Justin Semo
- Kyra Joiner
- Kyril Bouck
- Leo Annett
- Livia Kleiner
- Matthew Taday
- Max Blevins
- Micah Wingfield
- Michael Nielsen
- Noah Perkins
- Noah Zahabi
- Olivia Delena Pryor
- Owen Cameron
- Patteson Branch
- Paul Hughes
- Ray Bai
- Rayhan Cote
- Robert Mapp IV
- Russell Johnson
- Ryland Wilson
- Sam Robinson
- Samuel Robles
- Sebastian Amador
- Sophia Schorr
- Tanner Cable
- Tom Nguyen
- Will Callan
- William Boomer
- William Jones
- William Klauer
- Zack Brandon
- Zavian Valedon
- Zeyu Hu (胡泽宇)
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.