Competitions · United States

TJHSST Fall 2016

Alexandria, Virginia · 19 November 2016 · 5 events · 115 competitors · 94 personal bests

Keaton Ellis won two of the five events (3×3, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 4×4, won by Sean Belke by 0.49 seconds. 115 competitors produced 94 personal bests, 17 of which still stand today, and 27 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Brandon Rainey took a Skewb single of 14.50 down to 5.10, 65 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Keaton Ellis — 3×3, 3×3 one-handed

0.49s

closest final — 4×4, Sean Belke over Keaton Ellis

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Keaton Ellis	7.12	8.21
4×4	Sean Belke	34.62	41.23
3×3 blindfolded	Hana Nakano	52.12	53.60
3×3 one-handed	Keaton Ellis	12.59	14.24
Skewb	Zeyu Hu (胡泽宇)	3.28	3.62

The PB harvest

94 set · 17 still standing

Ren Randolph Olarte — 3×3 single 9.60: into the top 6.4% of the event's history.
Kevin Chung — Skewb single 5.06: into the top 18.6% of the event's history.
Brandon Rainey — Skewb single 5.10: into the top 18.9% of the event's history.
Frank Ding — 3×3 single 13.96: into the top 20.8% of the event's history.
David Chao — 3×3 single 15.24: into the top 25.2% of the event's history.
Ren Randolph Olarte — 3×3 one-handed single 24.47: into the top 32.8% of the event's history.
Spencer Wadsworth — 3×3 one-handed single 25.16: into the top 34.6% of the event's history.
Anoop Kalra — 3×3 single 20.60: into the top 41.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

27 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

115 competitors · 405 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. Keaton Ellis won it with a 8.21 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

115 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.