Competitions · United States
Gaston Spring 2018
Gaston, Oregon · 26 May 2018 · 5 events · 37 competitors · 34 personal bests
Benjamin Gottschalk won two of the five events (Square-1, 3×3 with feet) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Asher Kim-Magierek by 0.15 seconds. 37 competitors produced 34 personal bests, 3 of which still stand today, and seven people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Asher Kim-Magierek took a Megaminx single of 2:19.01 down to 1:03.44, 54 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Asher Kim-Magierek | 7.20 | 8.87 |
| 4×4 | Max Siauw | 32.48 | 35.66 |
| Megaminx | Ethan Davis | 40.00 | 44.34 |
| Square-1 | Benjamin Gottschalk | 8.38 | 10.08 |
| 3×3 with feet | Benjamin Gottschalk | 44.29 | 53.95 |
The PB harvest
34 set · 3 still standing- Kit Clement — 4×4 single 39.68: into the top 11.7% of the event's history.
- Cody Ho — 4×4 single 59.88: into the top 36.3% of the event's history.
- Dakota James Hartwell — 3×3 single 39.49: into the top 76.3% of the event's history.
First-timers
Seven 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
37 competitors · 157 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. Asher Kim-Magierek won it with a 8.87 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
L2 F2 L2 F2 U2 R2 F2 D' B2 D B' D B R' D B2 R2 U' F - 2
D' L2 D2 B2 D' B2 R2 U2 L2 U B' F2 R D F2 R2 B' R' U2 - 3
R' F2 R D2 R' B2 F2 L' D' F L2 U F2 D2 B' D F' D2 L2 - 4
F2 L2 D' R2 D' F2 U L2 F U' L U' F2 L R' D L' - 5
D' R L2 F' R2 U B2 D R U2 F D L2 F2 D2 B2 U R2 F2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
37 competitors- Aidan Lee
- Aidan Schauer
- Aiden Bartlett
- Alex Kowalski
- Andrew Kowalski
- Arlo Maslen
- Asher Kim-Magierek
- Banjo Conley
- Benjamin Gottschalk
- Christian Ignacio
- CJ Chow
- Cody Ho
- Dakota James Hartwell
- Dylan Raymond
- Ethan Davis
- Ethan Huynh
- Ezra Maldonado
- Hudson Allen Moore
- Jacob W. Berger
- Jason White
- Jasper Palmer
- Jeremy Moore
- John Preston
- Joseph Wiechelman
- Josh Hancock
- Josiah Veuleman
- Kaden Newport
- Keenan Johnson
- Kit Clement
- Lauren Clement
- Leo Williams Berger
- Max Siauw
- Orion Moore
- Peter Preston
- Quinn Harter
- Rowan Fortier
- Tripp Peters
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.