Competitions · United States

West LA Winter 2020

Los Angeles, California · 25 January 2020 · 5 events · 99 competitors · 73 personal bests

Ethan Jan won the 3×3 with a 8.03 and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Elijah Brown by 0.19 seconds. 99 competitors produced 73 personal bests, 22 of which still stand today, and 27 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Nate Minkevich took a 5×5 single of 7:31.06 down to 3:45.01, 50 percent better in one day.

events decided

0.19s

closest final — Skewb, Elijah Brown over Jack Flynn Stewart

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Ethan Jan	6.04	8.03
5×5	Kevin Lee	54.92	1:02.93
7×7	June Burkhardt	2:51.19	2:59.72
3×3 blindfolded	Neel Gore	19.96	—
Skewb	Elijah Brown	2.64	4.59

The PB harvest

73 set · 22 still standing

Isabella Corona — 3×3 single 6.66: into the top 0.99% of the event's history.
Neel Gore — 3×3 blindfolded single 19.96: into the top 1.3% of the event's history.
June Burkhardt — 5×5 single 54.62: into the top 3.2% of the event's history.
Kevin Lee — 5×5 single 54.92: into the top 3.3% of the event's history.
Daniel King — 3×3 single 9.03: into the top 4.9% of the event's history.
June Burkhardt — 7×7 single 2:51.19: into the top 8.2% of the event's history.
Isabella Corona — 5×5 single 1:06.82: into the top 9.5% of the event's history.
Neo Langston — 3×3 single 12.10: into the top 14.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

27 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 4,608 people who made their debut in 2020. 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

99 competitors · 326 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. Ethan Jan won it with a 8.03 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

99 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.