Competitions · United States

Shaker Fall 2016

Shaker Heights, Ohio · 10 December 2016 · 6 events · 135 competitors · 131 personal bests

Drew Brads won three of the six events (4×4, 5×5, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Rami Sbahi by 0.27 seconds. 135 competitors produced 131 personal bests, 30 of which still stand today, and 64 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Renato Stopic set the Pyraminx single national record: 4.13.

Three wins

Drew Brads — 4×4, 5×5, Pyraminx

0.27s

closest final — 3×3, Rami Sbahi over Blake Thompson

131

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Rami Sbahi	5.22	7.88
2×2	Rami Sbahi	1.60	1.87
4×4	Drew Brads	28.13	33.42
5×5	Drew Brads	1:04.16	1:10.95
3×3 one-handed	Connor Kempf	14.37	17.36
Pyraminx	Drew Brads	1.88	2.69

The PB harvest

131 set · 30 still standing

Steven Cheung — 3×3 single 8.18: into the top 3.1% of the event's history.
Hayden Aspiranti — 3×3 single 11.80: into the top 13.2% of the event's history.
Ethan Ferkins — 2×2 single 3.19: into the top 16.5% of the event's history.
Brandon Phillips — 3×3 single 14.02: into the top 21.0% of the event's history.
Brandon Phillips — 2×2 single 4.17: into the top 28.7% of the event's history.
Anthony Wright — 3×3 single 17.18: into the top 31.6% of the event's history.
Jaret Wilmoth — 2×2 single 4.46: into the top 32.4% of the event's history.
Teddy Griffin — 2×2 single 4.46: into the top 32.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

64 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

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

135 competitors · 546 results · 6 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. Rami Sbahi won it with a 7.88 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

135 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.