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Winnipeg Open 2018

Winnipeg, Manitoba · 2 September 2018 · 8 events · 36 competitors · 27 personal bests

Max Xiong (熊锐明) won five of the eight events (3×3, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Max Xiong (熊锐明) by 0.04 seconds. 36 competitors produced 27 personal bests, 8 of which still stand today, and 21 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Carter Kucala set the Skewb average continental record: 2.86.

Five wins
Max Xiong (熊锐明) — 3×3, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx, Pyraminx
0.04s
closest final — Pyraminx, Max Xiong (熊锐明) over Walker Welch
27
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Max Xiong (熊锐明)8.899.21
2×2Charles Koebele1.723.22
4×4Max Xiong (熊锐明)27.5735.86
3×3 blindfoldedCarter Kucala1:28.92
3×3 one-handedMax Xiong (熊锐明)13.8314.93
MegaminxMax Xiong (熊锐明)58.181:01.16
PyraminxMax Xiong (熊锐明)3.555.16
SkewbCarter Kucala2.083.37

The PB harvest

27 set · 8 still standing
  • Cameron Lehman — 3×3 single 9.22: into the top 5.4% of the event's history.
  • Charles Koebele — Skewb single 3.64: into the top 8.6% of the event's history.
  • Cameron Lehman — Skewb single 4.12: into the top 11.7% of the event's history.
  • Cameron Lehman — 4×4 single 43.82: into the top 16.8% of the event's history.
  • Aaron Lehman — 3×3 single 16.52: into the top 29.5% of the event's history.
  • Aaron Lehman — 2×2 single 6.38: into the top 54.8% of the event's history.
  • Theodore Chow — Megaminx single 2:35.22: into the top 63.7% of the event's history.
  • Zane Schumacher — 4×4 single 2:09.04: into the top 85.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

21 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,076 people who made their debut in 2018. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

36 competitors · 273 results · 8 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. Max Xiong (熊锐明) won it with a 9.21 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

36 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.