Competitions · Canada
Atlantic Open Special 2017
Dieppe, New Brunswick · 7 July 2017 · 12 events · 20 competitors · 27 personal bests
Eric Boudreau won six of the twelve events (3×3, 6×6, 7×7) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Eric Boudreau by 0.61 seconds. 20 competitors produced 27 personal bests, 8 of which still stand today, and eight people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Wooje Choi took a Skewb single of 8.21 down to 3.79, 54 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Eric Boudreau | 10.11 | 11.42 |
| 6×6 | Eric Boudreau | 2:37.18 | 2:41.61 |
| 7×7 | Eric Boudreau | 4:06.72 | 4:13.27 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Micah Stairs | 3:15.26 | — |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | Liam Orovec | 42 moves | 42.67 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Eric Boudreau | 14.09 | 17.64 |
| Clock | Eric Boudreau | 13.28 | 13.81 |
| Megaminx | Liam Orovec | 1:27.21 | 1:29.33 |
| Pyraminx | Eric Boudreau | 2.98 | 4.61 |
| Skewb | Luc Bazinet | 4.20 | 5.45 |
| Square-1 | Ethan Erez | 15.83 | 28.51 |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | Micah Stairs | 2 of 2 cubes · 11:48 | — |
The PB harvest
27 set · 8 still standing- Eric Boudreau — 3×3 single 7.18: into the top 1.5% of the event's history.
- Eric Boudreau — 3×3 one-handed single 11.60: into the top 2.5% of the event's history.
- Wooje Choi — Skewb single 3.79: into the top 9.5% of the event's history.
- Eric Boudreau — 6×6 single 2:37.18: into the top 29.3% of the event's history.
- Ryan Paixao — 3×3 single 21.09: into the top 43.0% of the event's history.
- Liam Orovec — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 42 moves: into the top 55.5% of the event's history.
- Ryan Paixao — 3×3 one-handed single 44.81: into the top 71.3% of the event's history.
- Ryan Paixao — Clock single 38.23: into the top 92.2% of the event's history.
First-timers
Eight 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
20 competitors · 119 results · 12 events.
Everyone who competed
20 competitorsReading 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.