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Atomic Cubing Fall 2017

Richland, Washington · 4 November 2017 · 6 events · 40 competitors · 55 personal bests

Luke Tycksen won three of the six events (3×3, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Max Siauw by 0.04 seconds. 40 competitors produced 55 personal bests, 8 of which still stand today, and four people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Max Siauw took a Skewb single of 5.44 down to 2.86, 47 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Luke Tycksen — 3×3, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed
0.04s
closest final — Skewb, Max Siauw over Tyler Halgren
55
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Luke Tycksen7.028.13
5×5Luke Tycksen57.361:03.19
3×3 blindfoldedMax Hilliard27.31
3×3 one-handedLuke Tycksen11.9313.11
MegaminxEthan Davis45.0948.52
SkewbMax Siauw3.694.81

The PB harvest

55 set · 8 still standing
  • Jason Hunt — 3×3 single 10.06: into the top 7.6% of the event's history.
  • Renee Ruan — 3×3 single 16.26: into the top 28.6% of the event's history.
  • Jerry Liu — 3×3 one-handed single 24.86: into the top 33.8% of the event's history.
  • Andrew Hollingsworth — 3×3 single 21.80: into the top 44.9% of the event's history.
  • Coltyn Murray — 3×3 one-handed single 32.24: into the top 51.7% of the event's history.
  • Breyten Arriaga — 3×3 single 31.40: into the top 64.9% of the event's history.
  • Lain Wurl — 3×3 one-handed single 1:24.14: into the top 93.6% of the event's history.
  • Lain Wurl — Megaminx single 4:39.03: into the top 94.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

Four 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

40 competitors · 202 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. Luke Tycksen won it with a 8.13 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

40 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.