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AZCubing Spring 2017

Mesa, Arizona · 11 March 2017 · 6 events · 64 competitors · 63 personal bests

Dan Tran won three of the six events (5×5, 7×7, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Dan Tran by 0.47 seconds. 64 competitors produced 63 personal bests, 18 of which still stand today, and 25 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Daniel York took a Clock single of 33.08 down to 13.05, 61 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Dan Tran — 5×5, 7×7, Pyraminx
0.47s
closest final — Pyraminx, Dan Tran over Arin Wang
63
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Eric Limeback7.538.58
4×4Eric Limeback40.0942.85
5×5Dan Tran1:17.121:25.88
7×7Dan Tran3:48.753:57.89
ClockIvan Vanek8.1812.55
PyraminxDan Tran5.076.17

The PB harvest

63 set · 18 still standing
  • Ryan Salazar — 3×3 single 8.88: into the top 4.6% of the event's history.
  • Arin Wang — Pyraminx single 5.54: into the top 16.7% of the event's history.
  • Brigham Dent — 3×3 single 13.04: into the top 17.6% of the event's history.
  • Tristan Wright — Pyraminx single 5.69: into the top 17.7% of the event's history.
  • Elijah Baker — Pyraminx single 5.88: into the top 19.1% of the event's history.
  • Sidharth Saha — 3×3 single 13.92: into the top 20.7% of the event's history.
  • Ivan Matthews — 3×3 single 14.04: into the top 21.1% of the event's history.
  • Ivan Matthews — Pyraminx single 6.58: into the top 24.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

25 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

64 competitors · 207 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. Eric Limeback won it with a 8.58 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

64 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.