Competitions · United States

Shaker Heights 2016

Shaker Heights, Ohio · 20 February 2016 · 5 events · 88 competitors · 61 personal bests

Drew Brads won three of the five events (3×3, 4×4, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Drew Brads by 0.53 seconds. 88 competitors produced 61 personal bests, 18 of which still stand today, and 44 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Jad Darwiche took a 2×2 single of 8.78 down to 4.73, 46 percent better in one day.

Three wins

Drew Brads — 3×3, 4×4, Pyraminx

0.53s

closest final — 3×3, Drew Brads over Blake Thompson

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Drew Brads	6.43	7.93
2×2	Rami Sbahi	2.03	2.31
4×4	Drew Brads	31.15	36.15
3×3 one-handed	Pavan Ravindra	12.31	14.43
Pyraminx	Drew Brads	1.64	3.55

The PB harvest

61 set · 18 still standing

Owen O'Malley — 3×3 single 10.36: into the top 8.5% of the event's history.
Owen O'Malley — 2×2 single 3.03: into the top 14.6% of the event's history.
Dylan Monreal — Pyraminx single 6.10: into the top 20.7% of the event's history.
Owen O'Malley — 3×3 one-handed single 21.46: into the top 24.5% of the event's history.
Jaret Wilmoth — 4×4 single 51.71: into the top 26.8% of the event's history.
Owen O'Malley — 4×4 single 59.17: into the top 35.6% of the event's history.
Jad Darwiche — 2×2 single 4.73: into the top 35.9% of the event's history.
Jaret Wilmoth — Pyraminx single 8.51: into the top 40.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

44 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

No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.

The field

88 competitors · 330 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. Drew Brads won it with a 7.93 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

88 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.