Competitions · Canada

Superior Cubing - Thunder Bay 2019

Thunder Bay, Ontario · 6 October 2019 · 9 events · 8 competitors · 12 personal bests

Walker Welch won five of the nine events (2×2, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 4×4, won by Walker Welch by 0.36 seconds. 8 competitors produced 12 personal bests, 7 of which still stand today, and one people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Javan Ura took a 4×4 single of 1:31.67 down to 51.93, 43 percent better in one day.

Five wins

Walker Welch — 2×2, 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 blindfolded, Skewb

0.36s

closest final — 4×4, Walker Welch over Joshua Feran

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Joshua Feran	8.65	9.40
2×2	Walker Welch	1.56	2.00
4×4	Walker Welch	35.74	39.84
5×5	Walker Welch	1:01.21	1:07.81
3×3 blindfolded	Walker Welch	38.46	1:34.32
3×3 one-handed	Joshua Feran	16.80	17.45
Megaminx	Joshua Feran	55.71	59.71
Pyraminx	Joshua Feran	3.44	4.53
Skewb	Walker Welch	4.68	6.10

The PB harvest

12 set · 7 still standing

Walker Welch — 3×3 blindfolded single 38.46: into the top 6.4% of the event's history.
Javan Ura — 3×3 single 11.22: into the top 11.2% of the event's history.
Javan Ura — Skewb single 5.42: into the top 21.4% of the event's history.
Michael Conard — 3×3 blindfolded single 1:30.16: into the top 23.1% of the event's history.
Amaris Tu — 3×3 one-handed single 25.30: into the top 35.0% of the event's history.
Amaris Tu — Pyraminx single 8.73: into the top 42.5% of the event's history.
Amaris Tu — Skewb single 8.92: into the top 47.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

One person competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 27,871 people who made their debut in 2019. 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

8 competitors · 99 results · 9 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. Joshua Feran won it with a 9.40 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

8 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.