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Clifton Winter 2017

Clifton, New Jersey · 7 January 2017 · 7 events · 74 competitors · 100 personal bests

Patrick Ponce won three of the seven events (3×3, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Daniel Karnaukh by 0.32 seconds. 74 competitors produced 100 personal bests, 21 of which still stand today, and eight people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Brandon Lin (林博浩) set the Square-1 average world record: 9.07.

Three wins
Patrick Ponce — 3×3, 5×5, 6×6
0.32s
closest final — 2×2, Daniel Karnaukh over Daniel Rose-Levine
100
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Patrick Ponce6.807.59
2×2Daniel Karnaukh1.442.04
5×5Patrick Ponce1:00.671:03.54
6×6Patrick Ponce2:03.382:06.97
MegaminxNicolas Naing40.5245.52
Square-1Brandon Lin (林博浩)7.619.07
3×3 with feetTommy Cherry40.9648.65

The PB harvest

100 set · 21 still standing
  • Patrick Ponce — 2×2 single 0.87: into the top 0.33% of the event's history.
  • Alex Maass — Square-1 single 9.87: into the top 5.8% of the event's history.
  • Colin McCabe — 3×3 single 11.74: into the top 13.0% of the event's history.
  • Colin McCabe — 2×2 single 3.07: into the top 15.1% of the event's history.
  • George Carvellas — 3×3 single 12.65: into the top 16.2% of the event's history.
  • Jackson DeVico — 6×6 single 2:23.93: into the top 22.6% of the event's history.
  • Aden Malone — Megaminx single 1:24.48: into the top 24.6% of the event's history.
  • Aidan Binetti — 2×2 single 3.87: into the top 24.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

Eight 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

74 competitors · 364 results · 7 events.

Everyone who competed

74 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.