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Colorado Qualifier 2018

Superior, Colorado · 26 May 2018 · 17 events · 123 competitors · 226 personal bests

Dylan Hughlett won four of the 17 events (4×4, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Nicholas Daneshvari by 0.30 seconds. 123 competitors produced 226 personal bests, 74 of which still stand today, and 39 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Zachary Miller took a 3×3 one-handed single of 1:31.27 down to 22.92, 75 percent better in one day.

Four wins
Dylan Hughlett — 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7
0.30s
closest final — 2×2, Nicholas Daneshvari over Riley Woo
226
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Anthony Brooks6.278.51
2×2Nicholas Daneshvari2.713.04
4×4Dylan Hughlett32.3036.84
5×5Dylan Hughlett1:05.351:12.05
6×6Dylan Hughlett2:15.732:26.62
7×7Dylan Hughlett3:53.953:54.36
3×3 blindfoldedRiley Woo24.90—
3×3 one-handedTiffany Chien14.2115.99
ClockDavid Adams7.209.42
MegaminxRiley Woo48.3150.81
PyraminxMarcus Kamen3.263.75
SkewbJacob Posner4.345.08
Square-1Nicholas Daneshvari10.4215.12
4×4 blindfoldedJacob Posner9:58.46—
5×5 blindfoldedTristan Steeves29:56.00—
3×3 Multi-BlindRiley Woo13 of 21 cubes · 1:00:00—
3×3 with feetRiley Woo1:05.581:19.94

The PB harvest

226 set · 74 still standing
  • Zachary Austin — 3×3 single 8.04: into the top 2.9% of the event's history.
  • Jonathan D. Dye — 2×2 single 1.94: into the top 4.4% of the event's history.
  • Lawrence Nichols — Skewb single 2.90: into the top 4.5% of the event's history.
  • Tristan Steeves — Pyraminx single 3.69: into the top 6.2% of the event's history.
  • Parker Zieschang — Pyraminx single 3.90: into the top 7.2% of the event's history.
  • Parker Zieschang — Skewb single 3.49: into the top 7.7% of the event's history.
  • Dylan Hughlett — Skewb single 3.51: into the top 7.8% of the event's history.
  • David Poole — 2×2 single 2.45: into the top 8.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

39 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

123 competitors · 1073 results · 17 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. Anthony Brooks won it with a 8.51 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

123 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.