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Big Cheese Open 2018

Viroqua, Wisconsin · 20 January 2018 · 7 events · 16 competitors · 28 personal bests

Walker Welch won four of the seven events (5×5, 6×6, 7×7) and the closest final was the 4×4, won by David Nguyen by 1.32 seconds. 16 competitors produced 28 personal bests, 2 of which still stand today.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Andrew Karbusicky took a 7×7 single of 6:16.30 down to 4:20.32, 31 percent better in one day.

Four wins
Walker Welch — 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, 3×3 Multi-Blind
1.32s
closest final — 4×4, David Nguyen over Christopher Olson
28
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
4×4David Nguyen32.4538.99
5×5Walker Welch1:11.451:14.12
6×6Walker Welch1:58.952:21.05
7×7Walker Welch2:57.763:05.86
ClockJoshua Feran6.527.01
MegaminxJoshua Feran1:02.611:06.65
3×3 Multi-BlindWalker Welch7 of 7 cubes · 44:54

The PB harvest

28 set · 2 still standing

First-timers

No people competed for the first time at this competition. 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

16 competitors · 89 results · 7 events.

Everyone who competed

16 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.