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Competitions · United States

Thousand Oaks Cubing Open 2019

Thousand Oaks, California · 30 March 2019 · 4 events · 130 competitors · 118 personal bests

Paul Mahvi won two of the four events (3×3, 4×4) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Jack Flynn Stewart by 0.26 seconds. 130 competitors produced 118 personal bests, 52 of which still stand today, and 44 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Abhinav Pomalapally took a 4×4 single of 5:16.73 down to 1:05.52, 79 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Paul Mahvi — 3×3, 4×4
0.26s
closest final — 2×2, Jack Flynn Stewart over Derek Hsieh
118
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Paul Mahvi6.978.15
2×2Jack Flynn Stewart2.082.81
4×4Paul Mahvi25.8429.79
PyraminxScott Weston3.634.47

The PB harvest

118 set · 52 still standing
  • Alex Chow — 3×3 single 8.12: into the top 3.0% of the event's history.
  • Josh Humpherys — 3×3 single 9.04: into the top 4.9% of the event's history.
  • Jason Toth — 2×2 single 2.21: into the top 6.3% of the event's history.
  • Dominic Morton — Pyraminx single 3.90: into the top 7.2% of the event's history.
  • Dev Jasuja — 3×3 single 10.24: into the top 8.2% of the event's history.
  • Jaden Gerstein — Pyraminx single 4.26: into the top 9.0% of the event's history.
  • Alex Chow — Pyraminx single 4.33: into the top 9.3% of the event's history.
  • Ruvan Aluwihare — 2×2 single 2.82: into the top 12.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

44 people 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

130 competitors · 414 results · 4 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. Paul Mahvi won it with a 8.15 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

130 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.