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Williams Winter 2016

Williamstown, Massachusetts · 13 February 2016 · 6 events · 61 competitors · 77 personal bests

Jonah Crosby won two of the six events (3×3, 4×4) and the closest final was the 3×3 one-handed, won by Andrew Bae by 0.28 seconds. 61 competitors produced 77 personal bests, 24 of which still stand today, and 13 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Phoenix Truesdell took a Pyraminx single of 7.88 down to 3.02, 62 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Jonah Crosby — 3×3, 4×4
0.28s
closest final — 3×3 one-handed, Andrew Bae over Ric Donati
77
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Jonah Crosby9.1110.90
2×2Daniel Rose-Levine2.132.47
4×4Jonah Crosby35.8339.02
3×3 blindfoldedJohn Weigand2:35.46
3×3 one-handedAndrew Bae17.2119.26
PyraminxJohn Weigand4.075.42

The PB harvest

77 set · 24 still standing
  • Phoenix Truesdell — Pyraminx single 3.02: into the top 3.7% of the event's history.
  • Adam Glendye — 3×3 single 8.91: into the top 4.7% of the event's history.
  • Tommy Kirby — 2×2 single 2.18: into the top 6.0% of the event's history.
  • Ric Donati — 2×2 single 2.33: into the top 7.3% of the event's history.
  • Billy Burier — 3×3 one-handed single 16.00: into the top 10.2% of the event's history.
  • Phoenix Truesdell — 2×2 single 2.76: into the top 11.6% of the event's history.
  • Tommy Kirby — 3×3 single 11.44: into the top 11.9% of the event's history.
  • Simon Page — 3×3 single 12.65: into the top 16.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

13 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 17,946 people who made their debut in 2016. 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

61 competitors · 277 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. Jonah Crosby won it with a 10.90 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

61 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.