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Fraser Valley Spring Open 2018

Fort Langley, British Columbia · 7 April 2018 · 7 events · 85 competitors · 133 personal bests

Kevin Hays won three of the seven events (4×4, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Kyle Van Straaten by 0.34 seconds. 85 competitors produced 133 personal bests, 36 of which still stand today, and 16 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Jacob Kotai took a Skewb single of 20.68 down to 6.48, 69 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Kevin Hays — 4×4, 5×5, 6×6
0.34s
closest final — 2×2, Kyle Van Straaten over Max Siauw
133
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Anthony Brooks7.498.08
2×2Kyle Van Straaten2.843.26
4×4Kevin Hays25.5530.70
5×5Kevin Hays45.9851.44
6×6Kevin Hays1:27.361:32.65
3×3 one-handedDylan Wang15.3617.71
SkewbMax Siauw3.344.94

The PB harvest

133 set · 36 still standing
  • Aedan Loughran — 2×2 single 1.86: into the top 3.9% of the event's history.
  • Austin Chuong — 2×2 single 1.93: into the top 4.3% of the event's history.
  • Callum O'Riley — 2×2 single 2.06: into the top 5.2% of the event's history.
  • Raymond Zou — 3×3 single 9.27: into the top 5.5% of the event's history.
  • Aidan Gerber — 2×2 single 2.19: into the top 6.1% of the event's history.
  • Arjun Batra — 2×2 single 2.21: into the top 6.3% of the event's history.
  • Braeden Fong — 2×2 single 2.28: into the top 6.9% of the event's history.
  • Levi Coates — 3×3 single 10.23: into the top 8.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

16 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,076 people who made their debut in 2018. 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

85 competitors · 417 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. Anthony Brooks won it with a 8.08 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

85 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.