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Cubic Meltdown 2017

Phoenix, Arizona · 9 December 2017 · 5 events · 42 competitors · 24 personal bests

Dan Tran won four of the five events (3×3, 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 Fewest Moves) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Caleb Hoffman by 0.28 seconds. 42 competitors produced 24 personal bests, 9 of which still stand today, and 18 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Rahul Athreya took a 3×3 one-handed single of 1:19.45 down to 36.30, 54 percent better in one day.

Four wins
Dan Tran — 3×3, 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 Fewest Moves, 3×3 one-handed
0.28s
closest final — 2×2, Caleb Hoffman over Daniel York
24
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Dan Tran9.6710.46
2×2Caleb Hoffman2.093.54
3×3 blindfoldedDan Tran3:27.75
3×3 Fewest MovesDan Tran36 moves38.67
3×3 one-handedDan Tran14.9616.23

The PB harvest

24 set · 9 still standing
  • Caleb Hoffman — 2×2 single 2.09: into the top 5.4% of the event's history.
  • Esli Hazell — 2×2 single 2.25: into the top 6.6% of the event's history.
  • Gabriel Ilano — 3×3 single 11.93: into the top 13.7% of the event's history.
  • Keirin Mann — 2×2 single 4.29: into the top 30.2% of the event's history.
  • Khang Tran — 3×3 one-handed single 24.00: into the top 31.5% of the event's history.
  • Mike DeCock — 2×2 single 4.42: into the top 31.9% of the event's history.
  • Arin Wang — 3×3 one-handed single 26.58: into the top 38.3% of the event's history.
  • Austin Ramey — 3×3 single 32.25: into the top 66.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

18 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

42 competitors · 113 results · 5 events.

Everyone who competed

42 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.