Competitions · United States
Chiawana Cubing 2018
Pasco, Washington · 10 March 2018 · 6 events · 43 competitors · 58 personal bests
Luke Tycksen won four of the six events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Luke Tycksen by 0.33 seconds. 43 competitors produced 58 personal bests, 11 of which still stand today, and nine people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Will Faust took a 3×3 blindfolded single of 12:20.00 down to 4:58.80, 60 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Luke Tycksen | 6.77 | 8.17 |
| 2×2 | Luke Tycksen | 1.88 | 2.69 |
| 4×4 | Luke Tycksen | 24.71 | 30.63 |
| 5×5 | Luke Tycksen | 49.82 | 55.80 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Max Hilliard | 22.69 | — |
| Square-1 | Aiden Bartlett | 8.79 | 10.34 |
The PB harvest
58 set · 11 still standing- Andrew Rizo — 2×2 single 1.27: into the top 1.3% of the event's history.
- Jerry Liu — 3×3 single 9.45: into the top 6.0% of the event's history.
- Armin Alagic — 3×3 single 11.44: into the top 11.9% of the event's history.
- Marky VanDerMost — 2×2 single 3.10: into the top 15.4% of the event's history.
- Jerry Liu — 4×4 single 46.95: into the top 20.7% of the event's history.
- Myles Vanhoff — 3×3 single 14.28: into the top 21.9% of the event's history.
- Armin Alagic — 4×4 single 50.72: into the top 25.6% of the event's history.
- Jesse Cook — 3×3 single 18.30: into the top 35.0% of the event's history.
First-timers
Nine people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,076 people who made their debut in 2018. 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
43 competitors · 238 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. Luke Tycksen won it with a 8.17 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
L2 B2 D2 F2 U B2 U' R2 D' U2 B' R' B L2 R2 U F' U B L' - 2
F2 R2 D2 B2 D F2 R D2 L U L' F' D2 L U2 F' L2 U2 - 3
B2 L2 D2 F' L2 F2 D2 B F2 U R F2 D' L' D2 B D R2 D' F2 - 4
B2 L2 U F U B2 L' D B2 U B R F2 B2 R B2 L2 U2 L - 5
U2 L2 B' L' D2 R' L2 D F U2 D2 B2 L2 U2 L' D2 R' F2 D2 L2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
43 competitors- Aiden Bartlett
- Alex Kropla
- Andrew Hollingsworth
- Andrew Rizo
- Angel Zavala
- Anton An Hoang Ta
- Armin Alagic
- Asher Reyna
- Benjamin Gottschalk
- Cailyn Hoover
- Caleb Picken
- Chris Tabar
- Cole Nugent
- Corban Reyna
- Ethan Davis
- Ethan Parker
- Griffin Graham
- Ian Bourn
- Jason Hunt
- Jason Matson Hargrow
- Jason White
- Jerry Liu
- Jesse Cook
- Keenan Johnson
- Ken Hunt
- Kolei O'Reilly
- Kyle Polage
- Kyle Van Straaten
- Luke Tycksen
- Marky VanDerMost
- Mason Klewin
- Max Hilliard
- Max Siauw
- Myles Vanhoff
- Nathan Rees
- Nick Stoker
- Ryan Thompson
- Sameer Aggarwal
- Simon Johnson
- Staci O'Leary
- Tripp Peters
- Will Faust
- Yevgen Berdnikov
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.