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Slow N Steady Fall 2016

College Park, Maryland · 24 September 2016 · 6 events · 178 competitors · 164 personal bests

Patrick Ponce won three of the six events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 4×4, won by Patrick Ponce by 0.23 seconds. 178 competitors produced 164 personal bests, 30 of which still stand today, and 32 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Brandon Lin (林博浩) set the Square-1 average world record: 9.33.

Three wins
Patrick Ponce — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5
0.23s
closest final — 4×4, Patrick Ponce over Jonah Crosby
164
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Patrick Ponce6.548.32
4×4Patrick Ponce30.2735.31
5×5Patrick Ponce1:04.981:09.08
3×3 blindfoldedLiam Chen56.25—
3×3 one-handedJustin Mallari11.5812.41
Square-1Brandon Lin (林博浩)8.099.33

The PB harvest

164 set · 30 still standing
  • Justin Mallari — 3×3 one-handed single 8.04: into the top 0.21% of the event's history.
  • Benjamin Loeb — 3×3 single 9.75: into the top 6.8% of the event's history.
  • Derek Chen — 3×3 single 11.80: into the top 13.2% of the event's history.
  • Dylan Cook — 5×5 single 1:13.10: into the top 13.9% of the event's history.
  • José Ricardo Herrera — 3×3 single 14.09: into the top 21.3% of the event's history.
  • Chun Mun Loke — 3×3 single 14.26: into the top 21.9% of the event's history.
  • Spencer Wadsworth — 3×3 single 14.66: into the top 23.3% of the event's history.
  • Emily Ho — 3×3 single 15.17: into the top 25.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

32 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

178 competitors · 712 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. Patrick Ponce won it with a 8.32 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

178 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.