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Cubing with the Duck 2017

Eugene, Oregon · 8 July 2017 · 6 events · 37 competitors · 53 personal bests

Tyler Halgren won four of the six events (3×3, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Sameer Aggarwal by 0.44 seconds. 37 competitors produced 53 personal bests, 9 of which still stand today, and eight people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Reilly Gault took a Square-1 single of 1:00.10 down to 22.18, 63 percent better in one day.

Four wins
Tyler Halgren — 3×3, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed, Square-1
0.44s
closest final — 2×2, Sameer Aggarwal over Jason White
53
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Tyler Halgren10.5011.38
2×2Sameer Aggarwal3.334.29
4×4Tyler Halgren40.8443.48
3×3 blindfoldedJason White1:55.77
3×3 one-handedTyler Halgren14.6016.54
Square-1Tyler Halgren27.0032.05

The PB harvest

53 set · 9 still standing
  • Chris Brotzman — 4×4 single 38.71: into the top 10.6% of the event's history.
  • Reilly Gault — 2×2 single 3.01: into the top 14.3% of the event's history.
  • Michael Zavalza — 4×4 single 45.37: into the top 18.8% of the event's history.
  • Travis Coppinger — 3×3 single 18.20: into the top 34.7% of the event's history.
  • Mason Earl Andrews — 3×3 single 19.98: into the top 39.9% of the event's history.
  • Travis Coppinger — 2×2 single 5.42: into the top 44.4% of the event's history.
  • Andrew Maust — 2×2 single 5.75: into the top 48.2% of the event's history.
  • Tyler McIntee — 4×4 single 1:27.75: into the top 61.9% 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

No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.

The field

37 competitors · 224 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. Tyler Halgren won it with a 11.38 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

37 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.