Competitions · United States

Santa Fe Spring 2018

Santa Fe, New Mexico · 24 March 2018 · 7 events · 63 competitors · 52 personal bests

Aurora Moritz won four of the seven events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Marcus Kamen by 0.14 seconds. 63 competitors produced 52 personal bests, 20 of which still stand today, and 39 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Matthew Murray took a 2×2 single of 13.92 down to 4.17, 70 percent better in one day.

Four wins

Aurora Moritz — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed

0.14s

closest final — 2×2, Marcus Kamen over Owen Littleton

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Aurora Moritz	9.67	11.97
2×2	Marcus Kamen	2.31	3.63
4×4	Aurora Moritz	35.59	42.80
5×5	Aurora Moritz	1:51.61	1:55.68
3×3 one-handed	Aurora Moritz	18.76	19.95
Pyraminx	Marcus Kamen	3.14	3.89
Skewb	Brandon Harnish	3.82	4.77

The PB harvest

52 set · 20 still standing

Aurora Moritz — 3×3 single 7.20: into the top 1.6% of the event's history.
Owen Littleton — 2×2 single 1.87: into the top 4.0% of the event's history.
Owen Littleton — 3×3 single 10.38: into the top 8.6% of the event's history.
Owen Littleton — Skewb single 4.08: into the top 11.4% of the event's history.
Carlos Ramirez — 2×2 single 3.86: into the top 24.7% of the event's history.
Matthew Murray — 2×2 single 4.17: into the top 28.7% of the event's history.
Asher Bearce — 3×3 single 16.76: into the top 30.3% of the event's history.
Matthew Romero — 3×3 single 16.79: into the top 30.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

39 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

63 competitors · 299 results · 7 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. Aurora Moritz won it with a 11.97 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

63 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.