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Berkeley Summer 2017

Berkeley, California · 16 September 2017 · 8 events · 152 competitors · 135 personal bests

Alex Johnson won the 3×3 with a 8.43 and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Tyler Howlett by 0.57 seconds. 152 competitors produced 135 personal bests, 39 of which still stand today, and 37 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Richard Jay S. Apagar set the 3×3 single national record: 5.95.

8
events decided
0.57s
closest final — Skewb, Tyler Howlett over Sophie Chan
135
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Alex Johnson6.268.43
2×2Nicholas Daneshvari2.592.79
3×3 blindfoldedDaniel Lin20.90—
3×3 Fewest MovesLucas Garron31 moves—
3×3 one-handedWeston Mizumoto11.0215.21
MegaminxRichard Jay S. Apagar53.7155.43
SkewbTyler Howlett3.195.21
Square-1Sophie Chan7.379.38

The PB harvest

135 set · 39 still standing
  • Tyler Howlett — Skewb single 2.07: into the top 1.6% of the event's history.
  • Tripp Lyons — Skewb single 2.66: into the top 3.5% of the event's history.
  • Yash Bansal — 2×2 single 1.83: into the top 3.7% of the event's history.
  • Siddharth Manchkanti — Skewb single 2.79: into the top 4.0% of the event's history.
  • Henry Helmuth — Skewb single 3.04: into the top 5.2% of the event's history.
  • Vivek Verma — 2×2 single 2.07: into the top 5.2% of the event's history.
  • Phillip Kravtsov — 3×3 single 9.47: into the top 6.0% of the event's history.
  • Daniel Herrera Vicioso — 3×3 single 10.56: into the top 9.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

37 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

152 competitors · 580 results · 8 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. Alex Johnson won it with a 8.43 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

152 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.