Competitions · United States
Hillcrest Cubing 2017
Oregon, Wisconsin · 1 July 2017 · 7 events · 73 competitors · 74 personal bests
John Brechon won three of the seven events (4×4, 5×5, Megaminx) and the closest final was the 5×5, won by John Brechon by 0.17 seconds. 73 competitors produced 74 personal bests, 14 of which still stand today, and 20 people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Zennan Zuiker took a 2×2 single of 3.45 down to 1.95, 43 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Kennan LeJeune | 7.03 | 8.25 |
| 2×2 | Christopher Olson | 1.57 | 1.76 |
| 4×4 | John Brechon | 32.43 | 35.66 |
| 5×5 | John Brechon | 1:07.67 | 1:12.08 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Walker Welch | 1:07.45 | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | Christopher Olson | 12.17 | 16.29 |
| Megaminx | John Brechon | 55.26 | 1:03.53 |
The PB harvest
74 set · 14 still standing- Clair Hedrick — 3×3 single 10.02: into the top 7.5% of the event's history.
- Clair Hedrick — 2×2 single 2.61: into the top 10.0% of the event's history.
- Joshua Chen — 2×2 single 2.83: into the top 12.3% of the event's history.
- Jack Johnston — 3×3 one-handed single 24.01: into the top 31.5% of the event's history.
- Alejandro Byrne — 2×2 single 4.62: into the top 34.5% of the event's history.
- Alex Niedan-Olsen — 2×2 single 4.75: into the top 36.1% of the event's history.
- Robert Carew — 3×3 single 18.85: into the top 36.7% of the event's history.
- Clair Hedrick — 4×4 single 1:01.15: into the top 37.7% of the event's history.
First-timers
20 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
73 competitors · 356 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. Kennan LeJeune won it with a 8.25 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
U' L F D F2 B' L F B' U' R' F2 L2 F' U2 F D2 F2 D2 - 2
R2 D' L' U2 R' D' R' F2 D F2 L2 F B2 L2 F' L2 U2 L2 D2 F - 3
L' F2 U R' B D2 L B' U L2 B' U2 R F2 L2 U2 F2 R' L' - 4
U2 R2 B' R2 D2 B' F' D2 B' D' R' F L' D' R' U L' R D U2 - 5
U B2 R U2 F2 L2 B R' F U R D' B2 U' L2 B2 U F2 D'
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
73 competitors- Alejandro Byrne
- Alex Gundrum
- Alex Kuepper
- Alex Niedan-Olsen
- Andrew Tyberg
- Averey Marean
- Azalea Alvarado Steele
- Brandon Satterstrom
- Bryan Lindsley
- Caiden Konow
- Caleb Gamble
- Cameron Rozek
- Carson Buckman
- Carter Carson
- Carter Kucala
- Charley Reavley
- Christopher Olson
- CJ Sheng
- Clair Hedrick
- Cory Yu
- Dan Pietz
- Daniel Khamo
- Daniel Sheppard
- Edward Mooney
- Emilija Mikalauskaite
- Emma Wise
- Henry Schaffer
- Isaac Gamble
- Isaac Levenstein
- Isaac Pelland
- Jack Johnston
- Jack Klug
- Jack Maring
- Jackson Richman
- Jakub Luba
- Jedrick Remonde
- John Brechon
- Jonah Armbrecht
- Joshua Chen
- Joshua Churchill
- Joshua Feran
- Joshua Van Rossum
- Joshua Wincentsen
- Kennan LeJeune
- Kevin Karwowski
- Kris Stuart
- Malcolm Lile
- Max Katsenos
- Max Lombard
- Min Chiang
- Nathaniel Gee
- Nathaniel Ross
- Nick Buckman
- Noah Simcox
- Phillip Lewicki
- Preston Meyer
- Rachel Feran
- Robert Carew
- Sam Gentz
- Sean Churchill
- Simon Kellum
- Slater Metz
- Steven Benoy
- Thaynara Santana de Oliveira
- Trenton Cuzick
- Walker Welch
- Warren Shepard
- Wheaton Bednarek
- Will Cerne
- William Nommensen
- Woo-Sung Shim
- Zach Beecher
- Zennan Zuiker
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.