Competitions · United States

TFTI San Diego 2016

San Diego, California · 29 May 2016 · 5 events · 97 competitors · 47 personal bests

Max Park won four of the five events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 3×3 one-handed, won by Max Park by 0.93 seconds. 97 competitors produced 47 personal bests, 13 of which still stand today, and 37 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Lazarus Holl took a 3×3 single of 32.55 down to 23.93, 26 percent better in one day.

Four wins

Max Park — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed

0.93s

closest final — 3×3 one-handed, Max Park over Kavin Tangtartharakul

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Max Park	7.78	8.88
4×4	Max Park	25.18	31.28
5×5	Max Park	57.08	1:01.38
3×3 Fewest Moves	Michael Young	28 moves	—
3×3 one-handed	Max Park	11.42	12.93

The PB harvest

47 set · 13 still standing

Zuqi Chen (陈祖祺) — 4×4 single 49.31: into the top 23.9% of the event's history.
Pilan Scruggs — 5×5 single 1:30.44: into the top 27.7% of the event's history.
Max Ding — 3×3 single 16.02: into the top 27.9% of the event's history.
Riki Osawa — 4×4 single 56.52: into the top 32.5% of the event's history.
Bryce Wiedemeier — 3×3 single 18.18: into the top 34.6% of the event's history.
Aaron Rockholt — 3×3 single 18.37: into the top 35.2% of the event's history.
Richard Soto — 3×3 single 20.04: into the top 40.0% of the event's history.
Lucas Peters — 4×4 single 1:12.20: into the top 49.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

37 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

97 competitors · 229 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. Max Park won it with a 8.88 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

97 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.