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SacCubing IX 2020

Carmichael, California · 25 January 2020 · 15 events · 136 competitors · 227 personal bests

Paul Mahvi won three of the 15 events (5×5, 6×6, 7×7) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Nathan Wu by 0.06 seconds. 136 competitors produced 227 personal bests, 118 of which still stand today, and 29 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Seth Graham-Reid took a 2×2 single of 16.21 down to 5.33, 67 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Paul Mahvi — 5×5, 6×6, 7×7
0.06s
closest final — 3×3, Nathan Wu over Will Newhoff
227
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Nathan Wu6.797.95
2×2Varun Mohanraj1.442.20
4×4Varun Mohanraj25.0830.90
5×5Paul Mahvi54.0558.05
6×6Paul Mahvi1:40.291:48.64
7×7Paul Mahvi2:35.092:41.17
3×3 blindfoldedJae Park53.73—
3×3 one-handedWill Newhoff11.7614.12
ClockYoung He (何嘉炀)6.727.32
MegaminxRichard Jay S. Apagar47.1648.67
PyraminxTyler Howlett2.203.31
SkewbIsaac Langer3.864.63
Square-1Nolan Yiu8.0310.09
4×4 blindfoldedJason Ostdiek5:35.28—
5×5 blindfoldedJae Park21:21.00—

The PB harvest

227 set · 118 still standing
  • Tyler Howlett — Square-1 single 8.18: into the top 3.3% of the event's history.
  • Lacey Dilworth — Pyraminx single 3.97: into the top 7.5% of the event's history.
  • Ryan Wang — 2×2 single 2.54: into the top 9.3% of the event's history.
  • Will Walter — Pyraminx single 4.99: into the top 13.1% of the event's history.
  • Jonas Graham — Pyraminx single 5.43: into the top 16.0% of the event's history.
  • Kristen Young — Skewb single 4.75: into the top 16.3% of the event's history.
  • Jenna Webb — Pyraminx single 5.66: into the top 17.5% of the event's history.
  • Evan Ruddick — 2×2 single 3.32: into the top 18.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

29 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 4,608 people who made their debut in 2020. 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

136 competitors · 960 results · 15 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. Nathan Wu won it with a 7.95 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

136 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.