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Utah Spring: Gotta go Fast 2016

Salt Lake City, Utah · 5 March 2016 · 8 events · 77 competitors · 76 personal bests

Michael Young won eight of the eight events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Michael Young by 0.49 seconds. 77 competitors produced 76 personal bests, 40 of which still stand today, and 33 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Eric Pesci took a 2×2 single of 14.06 down to 2.92, 79 percent better in one day.

Eight wins
Michael Young — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx, Skewb, Square-1
0.49s
closest final — Skewb, Michael Young over Spencer Stutzman
76
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Michael Young10.7111.42
2×2Michael Young3.504.47
4×4Michael Young46.9847.91
3×3 blindfoldedMichael Young1:30.70—
3×3 one-handedMichael Young17.9119.70
MegaminxMichael Young1:25.021:33.73
SkewbMichael Young4.916.76
Square-1Michael Young10.1713.29

The PB harvest

76 set · 40 still standing
  • George Higgins — 2×2 single 2.14: into the top 5.7% of the event's history.
  • Rhys Winter — Skewb single 3.74: into the top 9.2% of the event's history.
  • Forest Slater — 2×2 single 2.72: into the top 11.1% of the event's history.
  • Spencer Hyatt — 3×3 single 11.45: into the top 12.0% of the event's history.
  • Rhys Winter — 2×2 single 2.88: into the top 12.9% of the event's history.
  • Ty Petty — 3×3 single 12.06: into the top 14.1% of the event's history.
  • Matthew Leavitt — Skewb single 4.70: into the top 15.9% of the event's history.
  • Forest Slater — 3×3 single 12.87: into the top 17.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

33 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

77 competitors · 256 results · 8 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. Michael Young won it with a 11.42 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

77 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.