Competitions · United States

For The Love Of Cubing 2017

Stuart, Florida · 11 February 2017 · 5 events · 68 competitors · 73 personal bests

Katie Hull won three of the five events (3×3, 2×2, Megaminx) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Gabriel Nash by 0.07 seconds. 68 competitors produced 73 personal bests, 29 of which still stand today, and 26 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Gabriel Nash took a Skewb single of 11.73 down to 3.76, 68 percent better in one day.

Three wins

Katie Hull — 3×3, 2×2, Megaminx

0.07s

closest final — Skewb, Gabriel Nash over Alyssa Bell

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Katie Hull	8.39	9.24
2×2	Katie Hull	1.81	3.11
Megaminx	Katie Hull	1:06.17	1:07.98
Pyraminx	Reed Donnelly	2.94	5.08
Skewb	Gabriel Nash	3.76	6.77

The PB harvest

73 set · 29 still standing

Reed Donnelly — Pyraminx single 2.94: into the top 3.4% of the event's history.
Jayson Frascatore — Pyraminx single 3.43: into the top 5.2% of the event's history.
Daniel Davila — 3×3 single 9.95: into the top 7.3% of the event's history.
Travis Walls — 2×2 single 2.85: into the top 12.6% of the event's history.
Gabriel Jacobson — 3×3 single 13.01: into the top 17.5% of the event's history.
Matthew Brautcheck — 2×2 single 3.42: into the top 19.2% of the event's history.
Dylan Rosado — 3×3 single 15.10: into the top 24.8% of the event's history.
Nick Fernandez — 3×3 single 16.59: into the top 29.7% 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

68 competitors · 275 results · 5 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. Katie Hull won it with a 9.24 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

68 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.