Competitions · United States

Cat and Mouse 2017

Chicago, Illinois · 29 April 2017 · 8 events · 94 competitors · 90 personal bests

Blake Thompson won three of the eight events (3×3, 4×4, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Blake Thompson by 0.10 seconds. 94 competitors produced 90 personal bests, 24 of which still stand today, and 32 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Steven Orsolini took a 2×2 single of 7.12 down to 3.78, 47 percent better in one day.

Three wins

Blake Thompson — 3×3, 4×4, Pyraminx

0.10s

closest final — Pyraminx, Blake Thompson over Simon Kellum

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Blake Thompson	8.39	9.10
2×2	Noah Simcox	1.96	2.79
4×4	Blake Thompson	33.82	41.03
5×5	James Hildreth	1:06.91	1:11.37
3×3 blindfolded	Brandon Satterstrom	52.32	—
Megaminx	Joshua Feran	1:00.05	1:07.78
Pyraminx	Blake Thompson	4.13	4.99
3×3 Multi-Blind	Joshua Feran	2 of 2 cubes · 10:42	—

The PB harvest

90 set · 24 still standing

Zach Sorkin — 2×2 single 2.42: into the top 8.1% of the event's history.
Maggie Jakopac — 2×2 single 2.76: into the top 11.6% of the event's history.
Karl Rabaya — 3×3 single 12.30: into the top 14.9% of the event's history.
Julious Johnican — 2×2 single 3.32: into the top 18.0% of the event's history.
Steven Orsolini — 2×2 single 3.78: into the top 23.7% of the event's history.
Noah Beveridge — 3×3 single 16.29: into the top 28.7% of the event's history.
Steven Orsolini — 3×3 single 16.44: into the top 29.2% of the event's history.
Karl Rabaya — 4×4 single 57.95: into the top 34.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

32 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

94 competitors · 371 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. Blake Thompson won it with a 9.10 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

94 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.