Competitions · United States

Slow N Steady Winter 2020

College Park, Maryland · 23 February 2020 · 5 events · 186 competitors · 180 personal bests

Patrick Ponce won four of the five events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Zayn Khanani by 0.22 seconds. 186 competitors produced 180 personal bests, 87 of which still stand today, and 40 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Hussein Abdulwahid set the 4×4 single national record: 1:22.85.

Four wins

Patrick Ponce — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed

0.22s

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

180

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Patrick Ponce	5.18	6.52
2×2	Zayn Khanani	1.27	1.39
4×4	Patrick Ponce	24.14	27.41
5×5	Patrick Ponce	45.36	50.13
3×3 one-handed	Patrick Ponce	9.10	9.73

The PB harvest

180 set · 87 still standing

Jonathan Tilahun — 2×2 single 1.62: into the top 2.7% of the event's history.
Jasmine Mapatac — 3×3 one-handed single 14.08: into the top 6.3% of the event's history.
Gaetan Almela — 3×3 single 9.92: into the top 7.2% of the event's history.
Sameer Chawla — 3×3 one-handed single 15.60: into the top 9.4% of the event's history.
Mihailo Rancic — 3×3 single 10.76: into the top 9.7% of the event's history.
Mihailo Rancic — 3×3 one-handed single 16.57: into the top 11.5% of the event's history.
Connor McLaughlin — 2×2 single 2.76: into the top 11.6% of the event's history.
Jasmine Mapatac — 2×2 single 2.79: into the top 11.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

40 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 4,608 people who made their debut in 2020. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

3 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

186 competitors · 729 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. Patrick Ponce won it with a 6.52 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

186 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.