Competitions · United States
Americus Open 2017
Americus, Georgia · 7 January 2017 · 5 events · 39 competitors · 40 personal bests
Katie Hull won three of the five events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Justin Golabek by 0.41 seconds. 39 competitors produced 40 personal bests, 3 of which still stand today, and 18 people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Sean Skinner took a 3×3 one-handed single of 1:59.27 down to 50.10, 58 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Katie Hull | 7.55 | 10.18 |
| 2×2 | Katie Hull | 2.42 | 3.06 |
| 4×4 | Katie Hull | 32.54 | 35.03 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Kieran Dizon | 14.64 | 16.41 |
| Pyraminx | Justin Golabek | 4.46 | 5.14 |
The PB harvest
40 set · 3 still standing- Justin Golabek — 4×4 single 43.37: into the top 16.2% of the event's history.
- Tucker Narkinsky — 3×3 single 35.67: into the top 71.4% of the event's history.
- Matthew Giannacco — 3×3 one-handed single 1:35.03: into the top 95.7% of the event's history.
First-timers
18 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
No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.
The field
39 competitors · 250 results · 5 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. Katie Hull won it with a 10.18 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
B' L2 D2 R' U F' L U' B2 R F L2 U R2 U2 L2 F2 U2 F2 - 2
F U2 B' F D2 B' U2 F' D2 F' D' F2 L U' R' F D' B' F' D - 3
B2 L U2 R' U2 R' F2 D2 R D2 B2 D' R' B D2 F2 U' B' U2 B' - 4
U2 R' U2 R' D2 U2 R' U2 L' F R D2 U2 R F' U2 L' D U F - 5
D2 F2 U L2 D2 F2 U' L2 U F D L' B2 U2 F R B D L' R
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
39 competitors- Ashton Sloan
- Cari Goslow
- Chris Hardwick
- Cole Andre
- David Moreno
- Ethan Misteri
- Evan Leo Rainey
- Isaac Clark
- Jacob Ambrose
- Jared Balassaitis
- Joseph Hicks
- Josh Mullins
- Joshua Cherian
- Justin Golabek
- Katie Hardwick
- Katie Hull
- Kavanaugh Brill
- Kieran Dizon
- Kyra Joiner
- Lucas Sanchez
- Matthew Giannacco
- Micah Grawey
- Michael Olson
- Minsoo Park
- Nick Fernandez
- Nicolas Scott Sanchez
- Nikita Cherian
- Noah Paredes
- Noah Russell
- Parth Patel
- Raymond Goslow
- Renato Gerena
- Robert Grawey
- Sean Hartman
- Sean Skinner
- Sophia Goslow
- Steven V. Parisi Jr.
- Thomas Bryan
- Tucker Narkinsky
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.