Competitions · United States
Atomic Cubing Spring 2018
Richland, Washington · 6 April 2018 · 7 events · 42 competitors · 48 personal bests
Luke Tycksen won four of the seven events (3×3, 6×6, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Luke Tycksen by 0.28 seconds. 42 competitors produced 48 personal bests, 15 of which still stand today, and eleven people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Coleman Vaughn took a Skewb single of 28.73 down to 4.95, 83 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Luke Tycksen | 8.06 | 8.64 |
| 6×6 | Luke Tycksen | 1:45.66 | 1:49.30 |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | Benjamin Gottschalk | 34 moves | 36.00 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Luke Tycksen | 10.35 | 12.53 |
| Megaminx | Ethan Davis | 44.01 | 46.30 |
| Pyraminx | Kyle Polage | 3.28 | 3.57 |
| Skewb | Luke Tycksen | 4.39 | 5.25 |
The PB harvest
48 set · 15 still standing- Luca Black — Pyraminx single 4.73: into the top 11.6% of the event's history.
- Dartagnan Mullins — 3×3 one-handed single 17.07: into the top 12.7% of the event's history.
- Luca Black — Skewb single 5.01: into the top 18.2% of the event's history.
- Mason Witt — Skewb single 5.77: into the top 24.0% of the event's history.
- Kit Clement — 6×6 single 2:36.31: into the top 28.9% of the event's history.
- Armin Alagic — Megaminx single 1:32.09: into the top 29.5% of the event's history.
- Luke Tycksen — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 35 moves: into the top 30.0% of the event's history.
- Caleb Picken — Pyraminx single 8.05: into the top 36.6% of the event's history.
First-timers
Eleven 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
No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.
The field
42 competitors · 223 results · 7 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 8.64 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
U2 B2 D' B2 R2 U2 L2 R2 D' F L' D2 B D U' L' B2 R2 B2 U' - 2
D2 U2 B2 L2 U' L2 D2 R2 D2 F' L' D2 F' L' D' R F U2 B' R - 3
L2 F2 L' U2 R2 D2 R2 B2 F' D' F' U2 L' D2 L2 D2 U' L F - 4
U2 F R F L U2 D R D F U2 F D2 B2 L2 F2 B' R2 F D2 - 5
D2 F D2 R2 B' D2 B' R2 U2 F2 U' R F U' L2 B U' R' F R2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
42 competitors- Andrew Hollingsworth
- Angel Zavala
- Anthony Petyuk
- Armin Alagic
- Benjamin Gottschalk
- Brandon Arnyai
- Cailyn Hoover
- Caleb Picken
- Chris Hackworth
- Coleman Vaughn
- Darius Burt
- Dartagnan Mullins
- Ethan Davis
- Evan Thomason
- Gio Graves
- Griffin Graham
- Ian Bourn
- Jacob Christenson
- Jadyn Finch
- James Ellis Nale V
- Jason Hunt
- Jason Matson Hargrow
- Jimmy Cornelius
- Jonathan Weldin
- Joshua Lee
- Keenan Pewitt
- Ken Hunt
- Kit Clement
- Kyle Polage
- Lauren Clement
- Layla Celeste Ertz
- Luca Black
- Luke Tycksen
- Mason Witt
- Mia Sponseller
- Nathan Rees
- Nathan Waitt
- Nicholas Schollard
- Ryan Thompson
- Staci O'Leary
- Tyler Bartlett
- Zachary Weisz
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.