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Cubetcha 2017

Minneapolis, Minnesota · 28 October 2017 · 9 events · 92 competitors · 157 personal bests

Christopher Olson won four of the nine events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Square-1, won by Tyler Robinson by 0.12 seconds. 92 competitors produced 157 personal bests, 38 of which still stand today, and 26 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

William Richardson took a Pyraminx single of 34.26 down to 10.73, 69 percent better in one day.

Four wins
Christopher Olson — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed
0.12s
closest final — Square-1, Tyler Robinson over Carter Kucala
157
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Christopher Olson7.138.77
2×2Christopher Olson1.752.35
4×4Christopher Olson34.8236.96
5×5Walker Welch1:05.041:10.56
3×3 Fewest MovesWalker Welch28 moves31.67
3×3 one-handedChristopher Olson15.1516.52
PyraminxDylan Harrison3.975.29
SkewbTyler Robinson3.073.47
Square-1Tyler Robinson11.8715.15

The PB harvest

157 set · 38 still standing
  • Melissa Su — 4×4 single 36.13: into the top 7.8% of the event's history.
  • Anders Skarphol — 3×3 single 10.22: into the top 8.1% of the event's history.
  • Brian Berg — Pyraminx single 4.15: into the top 8.4% of the event's history.
  • Bryce Rohloff — 2×2 single 2.46: into the top 8.5% of the event's history.
  • Alec Olson — Pyraminx single 4.71: into the top 11.5% of the event's history.
  • Ian Tsai — 2×2 single 2.86: into the top 12.7% of the event's history.
  • Dylan Harrison — 3×3 single 11.79: into the top 13.2% of the event's history.
  • Cole Hanson — 2×2 single 2.91: into the top 13.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

26 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

92 competitors · 651 results · 9 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. Christopher Olson won it with a 8.77 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

92 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.