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Competitions · United States

Woodberry Forest School Cubing 2019

Woodberry Forest, Virginia · 7 April 2019 · 6 events · 53 competitors · 73 personal bests

Keaton Ellis won four of the six events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Keaton Ellis by 0.03 seconds. 53 competitors produced 73 personal bests, 24 of which still stand today, and seven people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

JJ Chen took a 4×4 single of 1:48.48 down to 1:14.01, 32 percent better in one day.

Four wins
Keaton Ellis — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 6×6
0.03s
closest final — 3×3, Keaton Ellis over Tanzer Balimtas
73
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Keaton Ellis7.528.21
2×2Zayn Khanani1.031.81
4×4Keaton Ellis30.2832.92
5×5Keaton Ellis55.821:04.53
6×6Keaton Ellis1:46.371:52.78
PyraminxMichael Nielsen2.553.11

The PB harvest

73 set · 24 still standing
  • Kieran Richard Tribble — 3×3 single 8.88: into the top 4.6% of the event's history.
  • Keaton Ellis — 6×6 single 1:46.37: into the top 5.9% of the event's history.
  • Scott McGowan — 4×4 single 35.01: into the top 6.7% of the event's history.
  • JJ Chen — 3×3 single 11.98: into the top 13.8% of the event's history.
  • Xan Shen — 3×3 single 12.39: into the top 15.2% of the event's history.
  • Xan Shen — Pyraminx single 5.46: into the top 16.2% of the event's history.
  • Kieran Richard Tribble — 4×4 single 46.32: into the top 20.0% of the event's history.
  • Kieran Richard Tribble — 5×5 single 1:31.00: into the top 28.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

Seven 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 · 331 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. Keaton Ellis won it with a 8.21 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

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.