Competitions · United States

Upstate Cubing 2019

East Pembroke, New York · 13 April 2019 · 5 events · 82 competitors · 77 personal bests

Ryan Wu won two of the five events (2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Leo Min-Bedford by 0.14 seconds. 82 competitors produced 77 personal bests, 37 of which still stand today, and 30 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Benjamin Kyle set the Pyraminx single continental record: 1.25.

Two wins

Ryan Wu — 2×2, 4×4

0.14s

closest final — Skewb, Leo Min-Bedford over Joaquin Abarca

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Joaquin Abarca	6.46	7.67
2×2	Ryan Wu	1.69	1.95
4×4	Ryan Wu	30.72	33.63
Pyraminx	Benjamin Kyle	1.65	2.66
Skewb	Leo Min-Bedford	2.63	3.06

The PB harvest

77 set · 37 still standing

Benjamin Kyle — Pyraminx single 1.25: into the top 0.18% of the event's history.
Viktor Kalmar — Pyraminx single 3.34: into the top 4.8% of the event's history.
Jeffrey Cheng — Pyraminx single 3.52: into the top 5.5% of the event's history.
John-Michael Clay — 3×3 single 11.16: into the top 11.0% of the event's history.
Justin Strumpf — 4×4 single 42.09: into the top 14.6% of the event's history.
Ryan Yurek — Pyraminx single 5.56: into the top 16.8% of the event's history.
Sam Mogil — 2×2 single 3.26: into the top 17.3% of the event's history.
Michael Fisher — Skewb single 5.32: into the top 20.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

30 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

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

82 competitors · 382 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. Joaquin Abarca won it with a 7.67 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

82 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.