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6.25 Bay Area 2017

Santa Clara, California · 24 June 2017 · 10 events · 112 competitors · 96 personal bests

Kevin Hays won three of the ten events (3×3, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Kevin Hays by 0.07 seconds. 112 competitors produced 96 personal bests, 21 of which still stand today, and 20 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Ishaan Agrawal set the 3×3 blindfolded average world record: 22.67.

Three wins
Kevin Hays — 3×3, 5×5, 6×6
0.07s
closest final — 3×3, Kevin Hays over Paul Mahvi
96
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Kevin Hays7.868.66
2×2Jacob Posner3.08—
5×5Kevin Hays52.5655.18
6×6Kevin Hays1:33.511:37.32
3×3 blindfoldedDaniel Lin25.44—
3×3 Fewest MovesBrandon Harnish23 moves28.33
MegaminxRichard Jay S. Apagar50.4551.88
4×4 blindfoldedNeel Gore4:19.70—
5×5 blindfoldedGraham Siggins9:38.99—
3×3 Multi-BlindKevin Matthews19 of 20 cubes · 54:55—

The PB harvest

96 set · 21 still standing
  • Derek Tat — 3×3 single 6.52: into the top 0.87% of the event's history.
  • Brandon Harnish — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 23 moves: into the top 3.0% of the event's history.
  • Ty Marshall — Megaminx single 50.06: into the top 5.1% of the event's history.
  • Ty Marshall — 6×6 single 1:55.15: into the top 9.2% of the event's history.
  • Nathan Gong — 3×3 single 11.63: into the top 12.6% of the event's history.
  • Maxim Chechnev — 3×3 blindfolded single 1:01.56: into the top 13.5% of the event's history.
  • Jashan Pabla — 3×3 single 12.36: into the top 15.1% of the event's history.
  • Ty Marshall — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 31 moves: into the top 17.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

20 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 23,482 people who made their debut in 2017. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

3 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

112 competitors · 409 results · 10 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. Kevin Hays won it with a 8.66 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

112 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.