Competitions · United States

Shaker Fall 2018

Shaker Heights, Ohio · 1 December 2018 · 8 events · 75 competitors · 102 personal bests

Stanley Chapel won five of the eight events (2×2, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 4×4, won by Stanley Chapel by 0.11 seconds. 75 competitors produced 102 personal bests, 38 of which still stand today, and 16 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Stanley Chapel set the 5×5 blindfolded single world record: 3:01.01.

Five wins

Stanley Chapel — 2×2, 4×4, 5×5, 4×4 blindfolded, 5×5 blindfolded

0.11s

closest final — 4×4, Stanley Chapel over Phillip Lewicki

102

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Phillip Lewicki	7.32	7.94
2×2	Stanley Chapel	1.70	2.21
4×4	Stanley Chapel	30.37	32.93
5×5	Stanley Chapel	58.54	1:00.91
3×3 one-handed	Micah Walker	13.43	14.74
Megaminx	Andy Denney	40.32	41.71
4×4 blindfolded	Stanley Chapel	1:27.70	—
5×5 blindfolded	Stanley Chapel	3:01.01	—

The PB harvest

102 set · 38 still standing

Micah Walker — 4×4 single 29.97: into the top 2.8% of the event's history.
Micah Walker — 3×3 one-handed single 11.93: into the top 2.9% of the event's history.
Moshi Tang — 2×2 single 1.78: into the top 3.5% of the event's history.
Micah Walker — 2×2 single 2.52: into the top 9.1% of the event's history.
Micah Walker — Megaminx single 59.62: into the top 9.8% of the event's history.
Aarush Srivastava — 2×2 single 2.72: into the top 11.1% of the event's history.
Evan Wasko — 3×3 single 11.70: into the top 12.8% of the event's history.
Anthony Mikulcic — 2×2 single 3.10: into the top 15.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

16 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

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

75 competitors · 367 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. Phillip Lewicki won it with a 7.94 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

75 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.