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VES Spring 2019

Lynchburg, Virginia · 2 March 2019 · 6 events · 53 competitors · 60 personal bests

Owen Chester won two of the six events (6×6, Megaminx) and the closest final was the Clock, won by Aedan Bryant by 0.02 seconds. 53 competitors produced 60 personal bests, 20 of which still stand today, and eight people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Jay Copperman took a 3×3 single of 44.57 down to 20.05, 55 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Owen Chester — 6×6, Megaminx
0.02s
closest final — Clock, Aedan Bryant over Kerry Creech
60
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Deniz Atak7.088.75
2×2Zayn Khanani1.331.80
6×6Owen Chester2:08.832:14.03
ClockAedan Bryant5.486.25
MegaminxOwen Chester49.0649.90
SkewbWilliam Klauer3.064.32

The PB harvest

60 set · 20 still standing
  • Alex Paschal — 2×2 single 2.48: into the top 8.7% of the event's history.
  • Gregory Keehan — 2×2 single 3.68: into the top 22.4% of the event's history.
  • Xan Shen — Skewb single 5.69: into the top 23.4% of the event's history.
  • Joshua Staggers — Skewb single 6.10: into the top 26.5% of the event's history.
  • Lennon Dorsey — Megaminx single 1:31.44: into the top 29.1% of the event's history.
  • Alex Paschal — Megaminx single 1:31.66: into the top 29.3% of the event's history.
  • Zeyu Hu (胡泽宇) — 6×6 single 2:42.91: into the top 32.4% of the event's history.
  • Matthew Kauppi — 3×3 single 17.66: into the top 33.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

Eight 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

53 competitors · 304 results · 6 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. Deniz Atak won it with a 8.75 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

53 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.