Competitions · United States

Atomic Fools 2017

Richland, Washington · 1 April 2017 · 6 events · 80 competitors · 72 personal bests

Kevin Hays won three of the six events (3×3, 4×4, 7×7) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Kevin Hays by 0.43 seconds. 80 competitors produced 72 personal bests, 22 of which still stand today, and 26 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Kevin Hays set the 7×7 single continental record: 2:22.19.

Three wins

Kevin Hays — 3×3, 4×4, 7×7

0.43s

closest final — 3×3, Kevin Hays over Ian Bourn

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Kevin Hays	7.79	9.18
4×4	Kevin Hays	30.40	32.15
7×7	Kevin Hays	2:22.19	2:33.74
3×3 blindfolded	Max Hilliard	33.74	37.95
3×3 one-handed	Luke Tycksen	11.30	12.21
Megaminx	Ethan Davis	52.39	56.48

The PB harvest

72 set · 22 still standing

Kevin Hays — 3×3 one-handed single 12.83: into the top 4.2% of the event's history.
Paul Sperling — 3×3 single 8.82: into the top 4.5% of the event's history.
Paul Sperling — 3×3 one-handed single 15.42: into the top 9.0% of the event's history.
Ryan Acheson — 3×3 single 12.13: into the top 14.3% of the event's history.
Braydon Buster — 3×3 single 12.96: into the top 17.3% of the event's history.
Ian Malloy — 3×3 single 15.43: into the top 25.9% of the event's history.
Nathan Boe — 3×3 one-handed single 24.10: into the top 31.8% of the event's history.
Simon Shimel — 3×3 blindfolded single 2:12.32: into the top 37.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

26 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

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

80 competitors · 297 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. Kevin Hays won it with a 9.18 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

80 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.