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Howland High Fall 2017

Warren, Ohio · 9 September 2017 · 6 events · 69 competitors · 87 personal bests

Drew Brads won four of the six events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Sean Cutshaw by 0.31 seconds. 69 competitors produced 87 personal bests, 17 of which still stand today, and 22 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Matt Weber took a Pyraminx single of 9.19 down to 3.58, 61 percent better in one day.

Four wins
Drew Brads — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, Pyraminx
0.31s
closest final — Skewb, Sean Cutshaw over Drew Brads
87
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Drew Brads7.067.78
4×4Drew Brads29.0432.70
5×5Drew Brads1:01.761:03.10
3×3 one-handedStanley Chapel14.9116.02
PyraminxDrew Brads2.643.08
SkewbSean Cutshaw4.045.49

The PB harvest

87 set · 17 still standing
  • Matt Weber — Pyraminx single 3.58: into the top 5.8% of the event's history.
  • Matthew Moegling — Skewb single 5.02: into the top 18.3% of the event's history.
  • Adam Quinn — 3×3 one-handed single 21.80: into the top 25.5% of the event's history.
  • Adam Quinn — 4×4 single 53.39: into the top 28.8% of the event's history.
  • Matt Weber — 5×5 single 1:32.81: into the top 29.7% of the event's history.
  • Joey Weixel — Pyraminx single 7.70: into the top 33.7% of the event's history.
  • Noah Price — 3×3 single 18.57: into the top 35.8% of the event's history.
  • Steven Cheung — 3×3 one-handed single 25.79: into the top 36.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

22 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

69 competitors · 351 results · 6 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. Drew Brads won it with a 7.78 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

69 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.