Sunday 6 September 2026 Rebuilt nightly from the WCA's official results · export of 6 September 2026 · About
The Middle Three
Competitions → United States → Buzzer Beater 2017

Competitions · United States

Buzzer Beater 2017

Fort Wayne, Indiana · 6 May 2017 · 10 events · 27 competitors · 54 personal bests

Nathan Dwyer won three of the ten events (4×4, 5×5, Square-1) and the closest final was the 4×4, won by Nathan Dwyer by 0.22 seconds. 27 competitors produced 54 personal bests, 8 of which still stand today, and three people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Nathan Dwyer set the Square-1 single world record: 5.88.

Three wins
Nathan Dwyer — 4×4, 5×5, Square-1
0.22s
closest final — 4×4, Nathan Dwyer over Katie Hull
54
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
4×4Nathan Dwyer33.6934.76
5×5Nathan Dwyer1:06.571:09.80
6×6James Hildreth2:05.602:11.17
7×7James Hildreth3:10.453:17.88
3×3 blindfoldedJames Hildreth1:44.81
3×3 Fewest MovesRaymond Goslow30 moves
MegaminxJacob Ambrose58.701:08.59
Square-1Nathan Dwyer5.8813.16
4×4 blindfoldedStanley Chapel3:34.92
5×5 blindfoldedStanley Chapel8:16.59

The PB harvest

54 set · 8 still standing
  • Nathan Dwyer — Square-1 single 5.88: into the top 0.72% of the event's history.
  • John Eppley — 4×4 single 41.18: into the top 13.5% of the event's history.
  • Connor Kempf — 5×5 single 1:18.26: into the top 17.7% of the event's history.
  • Philip Lauer — 4×4 single 55.16: into the top 30.9% of the event's history.
  • Connor Kempf — 6×6 single 2:46.35: into the top 34.2% of the event's history.
  • Philip Lauer — 5×5 single 1:57.92: into the top 48.0% of the event's history.
  • Alexander Klapko — 4×4 single 1:38.25: into the top 69.5% of the event's history.
  • Alexander Klapko — 5×5 single 2:46.11: into the top 73.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

Three 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

27 competitors · 197 results · 10 events.

Everyone who competed

27 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.