Competitions · United States

EZ Cubes Spring 2017

Fredericksburg, Virginia · 27 May 2017 · 7 events · 94 competitors · 105 personal bests

Patrick Ponce won three of the seven events (4×4, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Luigi Soriano by 0.09 seconds. 94 competitors produced 105 personal bests, 16 of which still stand today, and 18 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Colin O'Doherty took a 2×2 single of 6.69 down to 3.18, 52 percent better in one day.

Three wins

Patrick Ponce — 4×4, 5×5, 6×6

0.09s

closest final — 2×2, Luigi Soriano over Henry Savich

105

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Tanzer Balimtas	6.27	8.04
2×2	Luigi Soriano	2.12	2.33
4×4	Patrick Ponce	26.45	31.62
5×5	Patrick Ponce	55.45	1:00.95
6×6	Patrick Ponce	2:18.88	2:26.20
7×7	Sam Schultz	3:34.34	3:36.65
Clock	Ethan Dennis	8.08	9.12

The PB harvest

105 set · 16 still standing

Maggie Jordan — 2×2 single 2.11: into the top 5.5% of the event's history.
Ethan Dennis — Clock single 8.08: into the top 15.6% of the event's history.
Giorgio Ferraz — 3×3 single 12.50: into the top 15.6% of the event's history.
Luke Swander — Clock single 9.43: into the top 22.1% of the event's history.
James Powell — 3×3 single 15.09: into the top 24.8% of the event's history.
William Pimblett — 3×3 single 18.59: into the top 35.9% of the event's history.
Devin Kennedy — 6×6 single 2:56.85: into the top 39.5% of the event's history.
David Kim — 5×5 single 1:53.62: into the top 45.1% 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

94 competitors · 431 results · 7 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. Tanzer Balimtas won it with a 8.04 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

94 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.