Competitions · United States

Slow N Steady Summer 2018

College Park, Maryland · 2 September 2018 · 6 events · 180 competitors · 198 personal bests

Patrick Ponce won three of the six events (3×3, 4×4, Megaminx) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Will Callan by 0.66 seconds. 180 competitors produced 198 personal bests, 69 of which still stand today, and 30 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Jack Krieg took a Pyraminx single of 9.32 down to 4.55, 51 percent better in one day.

Three wins

Patrick Ponce — 3×3, 4×4, Megaminx

0.66s

closest final — 2×2, Will Callan over Zayn Khanani

198

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Patrick Ponce	6.28	6.96
2×2	Will Callan	1.43	1.53
4×4	Patrick Ponce	25.61	27.58
7×7	Aryan Kejriwal	2:10.07	2:22.14
Megaminx	Patrick Ponce	37.54	45.64
Pyraminx	Livia Kleiner	2.35	2.73

The PB harvest

198 set · 69 still standing

Seth Windham — 2×2 single 1.66: into the top 2.9% of the event's history.
Jonathan Lin — 3×3 single 8.99: into the top 4.8% of the event's history.
Justin Gou — 2×2 single 2.12: into the top 5.6% of the event's history.
Keaton Ellis — Pyraminx single 3.59: into the top 5.8% of the event's history.
Calvin Brauer — 3×3 single 9.47: into the top 6.0% of the event's history.
Noah Schulhof — Pyraminx single 3.81: into the top 6.8% of the event's history.
Allan Beres — Pyraminx single 3.86: into the top 7.0% of the event's history.
Scott McGowan — Pyraminx single 3.88: into the top 7.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

30 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

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

The field

180 competitors · 800 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 6.96 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

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.