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Utah's April Surprise 2019

Salt Lake City, Utah · 13 April 2019 · 16 events · 66 competitors · 137 personal bests

Travis Burkett won four of the 16 events (6×6, 7×7, Megaminx) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Adrian Guzman by 0.48 seconds. 66 competitors produced 137 personal bests, 33 of which still stand today, and 18 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Daniel Packard took a 2×2 single of 8.06 down to 2.91, 64 percent better in one day.

Four wins
Travis Burkett — 6×6, 7×7, Megaminx, Skewb
0.48s
closest final — 2×2, Adrian Guzman over Jeidun Duncan
137
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Eric Pesci8.4010.60
2×2Adrian Guzman2.773.22
4×4Isaac Myers39.2144.43
5×5Isaac Myers1:19.441:24.36
6×6Travis Burkett2:31.402:43.24
7×7Travis Burkett3:44.283:54.57
3×3 blindfoldedSimon Chanin1:41.29
3×3 Fewest MovesRiley Workman33 moves41.33
3×3 one-handedIsaac Myers16.6619.00
ClockAdrian Guzman6.677.36
MegaminxTravis Burkett1:01.251:06.22
SkewbTravis Burkett3.815.12
Square-1Calvin Nielson8.3011.20
4×4 blindfoldedDamian Wilding
3×3 Multi-BlindBradley Sampson7 of 7 cubes · 51:46
3×3 with feetAdrian Guzman44.461:00.08

The PB harvest

137 set · 33 still standing
  • Riley Workman — Skewb single 3.09: into the top 5.4% of the event's history.
  • Seth Versluis — Skewb single 3.43: into the top 7.3% of the event's history.
  • Riley Workman — 3×3 single 10.17: into the top 8.0% of the event's history.
  • Adrian Guzman — 2×2 single 2.48: into the top 8.7% of the event's history.
  • Adrian Guzman — Clock single 6.67: into the top 9.8% of the event's history.
  • Alec Rosas — 2×2 single 2.61: into the top 10.0% of the event's history.
  • Jeidun Duncan — 3×3 one-handed single 17.14: into the top 12.9% of the event's history.
  • Levi Clarke — 3×3 single 11.83: into the top 13.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

18 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

66 competitors · 543 results · 16 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. Eric Pesci won it with a 10.60 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

66 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.