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RVAutumn 2018

Richmond, Virginia · 6 October 2018 · 5 events · 53 competitors · 62 personal bests

Amod Mathur won the 3×3 with a 8.45 and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Zayn Khanani by 0.44 seconds. 53 competitors produced 62 personal bests, 9 of which still stand today, and seven people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Kettler Ray took a 2×2 single of 38.96 down to 9.35, 76 percent better in one day.

5
events decided
0.44s
closest final — 2×2, Zayn Khanani over Michael Nielsen
62
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Amod Mathur7.858.45
2×2Zayn Khanani1.382.01
4×4Ben MacGregor34.9838.82
MegaminxRoy Lee51.1954.05
Square-1Tommy Szeliga9.0712.65

The PB harvest

62 set · 9 still standing
  • William Klauer — Square-1 single 10.13: into the top 6.3% of the event's history.
  • Amber Baker — Square-1 single 11.40: into the top 8.7% of the event's history.
  • Krish Kanwar — 2×2 single 2.59: into the top 9.8% of the event's history.
  • Michael Maaseide — 3×3 single 10.92: into the top 10.2% of the event's history.
  • Ben MacGregor — 2×2 single 2.68: into the top 10.7% of the event's history.
  • Krish Kanwar — 4×4 single 50.02: into the top 24.7% of the event's history.
  • Michael Maaseide — 2×2 single 4.20: into the top 29.1% of the event's history.
  • Gregory Keehan — 4×4 single 56.28: into the top 32.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

Seven 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

53 competitors · 270 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. Amod Mathur won it with a 8.45 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

53 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.