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Westview Winter A 2021

San Diego, California · 11 December 2021 · 2 events · 59 competitors · 19 personal bests

Matthew Shay won the 3×3 with a 7.63 and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Matthew Shay by 0.34 seconds. 59 competitors produced 19 personal bests, 5 of which still stand today, and 33 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Franklin Pham took a 3×3 one-handed single of 42.86 down to 17.24, 60 percent better in one day.

2
events decided
0.34s
closest final — 3×3, Matthew Shay over Hsiang-Kuang Zhuang (莊翔光)
19
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Matthew Shay6.297.63
3×3 one-handedHsiang-Kuang Zhuang (莊翔光)12.8114.30

The PB harvest

19 set · 5 still standing
  • Matthew Shay — 3×3 single 6.29: into the top 0.68% of the event's history.
  • Nipun Das — 3×3 single 6.41: into the top 0.78% of the event's history.
  • Matthias Tam — 3×3 single 7.00: into the top 1.3% of the event's history.
  • Jenna Gain — 3×3 single 8.04: into the top 2.9% of the event's history.
  • Joanne Bove — 3×3 single 34.54: into the top 69.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

33 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 4,438 people who made their debut in 2021. 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

59 competitors · 102 results · 2 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. Matthew Shay won it with a 7.63 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

59 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.