Competitions · United States

Slow N Steady Fall 2021

College Park, Maryland · 20 November 2021 · 5 events · 180 competitors · 135 personal bests

Ray Bai won two of the five events (3×3, Megaminx) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Ray Bai by 0.39 seconds. 180 competitors produced 135 personal bests, 35 of which still stand today, and 56 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Rick Fu took a 3×3 single of 39.60 down to 12.65, 68 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Ray Bai — 3×3, Megaminx

0.39s

closest final — 3×3, Ray Bai over Christopher Sun

135

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Ray Bai	6.59	7.10
6×6	Jinseo Hong	1:41.74	1:45.28
3×3 blindfolded	Liam Chen	19.04	—
3×3 one-handed	Shaun Mack	9.50	12.66
Megaminx	Ray Bai	39.33	43.16

The PB harvest

135 set · 35 still standing

Josh Bloch — 3×3 single 8.92: into the top 4.7% of the event's history.
Micah Wingfield — 3×3 one-handed single 13.53: into the top 5.3% of the event's history.
Lillie Miller — 3×3 single 9.35: into the top 5.7% of the event's history.
Jonathan Tilahun — 3×3 one-handed single 14.26: into the top 6.6% of the event's history.
Micah Wingfield — Megaminx single 53.30: into the top 6.6% of the event's history.
Larion De Bhaile — 3×3 single 9.81: into the top 6.9% of the event's history.
Brendan F. Long — 3×3 one-handed single 14.48: into the top 7.0% of the event's history.
Jonathan Collins — 3×3 single 10.30: into the top 8.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

56 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 4,438 people who made their debut in 2021. 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

180 competitors · 532 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. Ray Bai won it with a 7.10 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

180 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.