Competitions · United States

Salem Cube Trials 2019

Salem, Massachusetts · 2 February 2019 · 5 events · 90 competitors · 75 personal bests

Daniel Gutierrez won three of the five events (3×3, 5×5, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Daniel Gutierrez by 0.24 seconds. 90 competitors produced 75 personal bests, 27 of which still stand today, and 24 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Tim Kwartler took a Pyraminx single of 13.77 down to 5.68, 59 percent better in one day.

Three wins

Daniel Gutierrez — 3×3, 5×5, Pyraminx

0.24s

closest final — 3×3, Daniel Gutierrez over Nipun Kisari

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Daniel Gutierrez	7.13	8.58
4×4	Samuel Brenner	36.77	41.97
5×5	Daniel Gutierrez	1:09.78	1:14.58
3×3 Fewest Moves	James Quinn	32 moves	—
Pyraminx	Daniel Gutierrez	2.35	3.27

The PB harvest

75 set · 27 still standing

Paul Taylor — 3×3 single 7.98: into the top 2.8% of the event's history.
Alex St. George — Pyraminx single 3.75: into the top 6.5% of the event's history.
Rock Weiss — Pyraminx single 3.87: into the top 7.0% of the event's history.
Caleb Talley — 3×3 single 10.22: into the top 8.1% of the event's history.
Charlie Reamer — 3×3 single 10.71: into the top 9.6% of the event's history.
Aaron Wolff — 3×3 single 10.97: into the top 10.4% of the event's history.
Atticus Smith — 3×3 single 11.84: into the top 13.3% of the event's history.
Cameron Moniz — Pyraminx single 5.30: into the top 15.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

24 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

90 competitors · 352 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. Daniel Gutierrez won it with a 8.58 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

90 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.