Competitions · United States
Santa Barbara Winter 2019
Santa Barbara, California · 23 February 2019 · 4 events · 56 competitors · 72 personal bests
Max Park won three of the four events (3×3, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Christopher Lai by 0.93 seconds. 56 competitors produced 72 personal bests, 28 of which still stand today, and eleven people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Benjamin Rhoda took a 3×3 single of 2:02.81 down to 18.54, 85 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Max Park | 6.09 | 6.68 |
| 2×2 | Christopher Lai | 1.59 | 2.31 |
| 4×4 | Max Park | 21.78 | 23.83 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Max Park | 9.71 | 11.20 |
The PB harvest
72 set · 28 still standing- Gavin McDiarmid — 3×3 single 10.97: into the top 10.4% of the event's history.
- Jesus Flores — 2×2 single 2.74: into the top 11.4% of the event's history.
- Jackson Weidmann — 3×3 single 11.70: into the top 12.8% of the event's history.
- Jake Johnson — 3×3 single 12.09: into the top 14.2% of the event's history.
- Alex Chow — 3×3 one-handed single 18.03: into the top 15.1% of the event's history.
- Gavin McDiarmid — 2×2 single 3.24: into the top 17.1% of the event's history.
- Mateo Aguirre — 4×4 single 51.06: into the top 26.0% of the event's history.
- Jesus Flores — 3×3 one-handed single 22.50: into the top 27.4% of the event's history.
First-timers
Eleven 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
56 competitors · 241 results · 4 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. Max Park won it with a 6.68 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
B2 L' F2 L F2 R' D2 R' B2 F' R' D' L2 D' B D F U R2 F - 2
R2 B' F L2 B2 U2 F' D2 L U R U' B' D2 B L2 F R2 F - 3
L U' F' U2 B U2 R' D' B2 U L U2 B U2 L2 B' L2 F2 D2 - 4
B2 F2 R F2 L R' B L D B2 F' R2 B2 L' B2 D' U2 - 5
B' R' D F L B' U' D F2 R2 F' D2 F2 B2 L D2 R2 B2 R' B2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
56 competitors- Alejandro Zendejas
- Alex Chow
- Anthony Coccia
- Benjamin Rhoda
- Braden Smith
- Brandon H. Kim
- Bruce O'Brien
- Christian Kheiltash
- Christopher Lai
- Conner Chen
- Connor Gates
- Daiven Strom
- Dan Turner
- David Salvia
- Dayne Turner
- Derek Hsieh
- Eli Boreth
- Elijah Brown
- Evan Garcia
- Gavin McDiarmid
- Guy Taragano
- Jackson Weidmann
- Jacob Mondragon
- Jake Johnson
- Jared M. Libao
- Jason Toth
- Jesus Flores
- Jonathan Gatto
- Jordan Herman
- Josh Humpherys
- June Burkhardt
- Kyle Nguyen
- Landon Bonner
- Lennon Grinta
- Marc Choi
- Mateo Aguirre
- Mateo Alvarado
- Max Park
- Michael Buoni
- Michael Young
- Neo Langston
- Parker Chase Heggeseth
- Paul Mahvi
- Ricardo Rodriguez
- Robbie Dunn
- Rohil Ahuja
- Russell Ma
- Ruvan Aluwihare
- Sam Sassoon Cohen
- Sammy Sharpe
- Sasha DeVillier
- Sophia Vargas
- Tali Ratcliffe
- Troy Benson
- Will Do
- Zoë Helzer
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.