Competitions · United States

St. Francis II: GYM 2016

La Cañada Flintridge, California · 24 April 2016 · 6 events · 136 competitors · 115 personal bests

Max Park won three of the six events (3×3, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Gavin Wills by 0.11 seconds. 136 competitors produced 115 personal bests, 43 of which still stand today, and 38 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Abhinav Pomalapally took a 3×3 one-handed single of 1:39.72 down to 33.30, 67 percent better in one day.

Three wins

Max Park — 3×3, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed

0.11s

closest final — 2×2, Gavin Wills over Everett Kelly

115

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Max Park	7.68	8.26
2×2	Gavin Wills	2.81	3.34
4×4	Max Park	28.14	30.64
3×3 Fewest Moves	Shane Grogan	36 moves	—
3×3 one-handed	Max Park	13.37	16.14
Skewb	Isaac Langer	3.76	5.58

The PB harvest

115 set · 43 still standing

Ryan Chu — 2×2 single 1.85: into the top 3.9% of the event's history.
Sophie Berman — 2×2 single 2.00: into the top 4.7% of the event's history.
Aidan Fessenden — 2×2 single 2.54: into the top 9.3% of the event's history.
Ty Bogikes — 2×2 single 2.73: into the top 11.3% of the event's history.
Abhinav Pomalapally — Skewb single 4.43: into the top 13.9% of the event's history.
Russ Baxt — 3×3 single 12.07: into the top 14.1% of the event's history.
Joey Herro — Skewb single 4.57: into the top 15.0% of the event's history.
Rohil Ahuja — 2×2 single 3.16: into the top 16.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

38 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

136 competitors · 418 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. Max Park won it with a 8.26 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

136 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.