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UCSD Winter 2019

San Diego, California · 16 February 2019 · 9 events · 114 competitors · 103 personal bests

Max Park won five of the nine events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Max Park by 2.26 seconds. 114 competitors produced 103 personal bests, 30 of which still stand today, and 31 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Andrew Nathenson took a 3×3 with feet single of 7:49.19 down to 1:41.19, 78 percent better in one day.

Five wins
Max Park — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 3×3 one-handed
2.26s
closest final — 3×3, Max Park over Paul Mahvi
103
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Max Park5.706.10
4×4Max Park22.7523.93
5×5Max Park38.5243.27
6×6Max Park1:16.731:23.05
3×3 blindfoldedJosh Weimer26.26—
3×3 Fewest MovesKit Clement25 moves29.33
3×3 one-handedMax Park9.5310.95
3×3 Multi-BlindPilan Scruggs8 of 8 cubes · 53:39—
3×3 with feetMargot Audero1:10.691:21.08

The PB harvest

103 set · 30 still standing
  • Devin Corr-Robinett — 3×3 single 9.13: into the top 5.2% of the event's history.
  • William Li — 3×3 one-handed single 14.06: into the top 6.2% of the event's history.
  • Sean Bohne — 3×3 single 9.95: into the top 7.3% of the event's history.
  • Sui Gao (高随) — 3×3 single 10.34: into the top 8.5% of the event's history.
  • Surya David Donath — 3×3 single 10.40: into the top 8.6% of the event's history.
  • Dawson Lam — 3×3 single 10.44: into the top 8.8% of the event's history.
  • Shan Bamarni — 3×3 single 11.87: into the top 13.5% of the event's history.
  • Sui Gao (高随) — 6×6 single 2:10.29: into the top 15.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

31 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

114 competitors · 442 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. Max Park won it with a 6.10 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

114 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.