Competitions · United States

Saint Mary Scramble 2016

Omaha, Nebraska · 16 July 2016 · 8 events · 69 competitors · 73 personal bests

Christopher Olson won four of the eight events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Walker Welch by 0.27 seconds. 69 competitors produced 73 personal bests, 16 of which still stand today, and 34 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Jonas Speer By took a 2×2 single of 16.10 down to 5.51, 66 percent better in one day.

Four wins

Christopher Olson — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed

0.27s

closest final — Pyraminx, Walker Welch over Samuel Pollom

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Christopher Olson	6.84	8.81
2×2	Christopher Olson	0.78	2.46
4×4	Christopher Olson	35.23	40.73
6×6	Walker Welch	2:29.54	2:38.12
3×3 blindfolded	Brandon Mikel	1:02.92	—
3×3 one-handed	Christopher Olson	13.86	17.16
Pyraminx	Walker Welch	3.91	4.66
Skewb	Walker Welch	4.51	6.06

The PB harvest

73 set · 16 still standing

David Nguyen — 2×2 single 1.32: into the top 1.4% of the event's history.
Dallas Cook — 2×2 single 1.39: into the top 1.7% of the event's history.
Emiliano Gonzalez — 2×2 single 1.47: into the top 2.0% of the event's history.
Samuel Pollom — 2×2 single 1.56: into the top 2.4% of the event's history.
Zach Emery — 2×2 single 2.89: into the top 13.0% of the event's history.
Camden Williams — 2×2 single 3.14: into the top 15.9% of the event's history.
Noah Thornton — 3×3 single 13.23: into the top 18.2% of the event's history.
Zachary Pascalar — 3×3 single 13.41: into the top 18.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

34 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

69 competitors · 349 results · 8 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. Christopher Olson won it with a 8.81 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

69 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.