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Hudson Valley Spring 2017

Annandale-on-Hudson, New York · 10 June 2017 · 7 events · 71 competitors · 65 personal bests

Patrick Ponce won four of the seven events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Daniel Rose-Levine by 0.79 seconds. 71 competitors produced 65 personal bests, 14 of which still stand today, and 13 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Christian Baryla took a 4×4 single of 3:40.90 down to 1:40.46, 55 percent better in one day.

Four wins
Patrick Ponce — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 blindfolded
0.79s
closest final — 2×2, Daniel Rose-Levine over Kymberlyn Calderon
65
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Patrick Ponce6.387.41
2×2Daniel Rose-Levine1.732.10
4×4Patrick Ponce26.2028.62
5×5Patrick Ponce55.6357.02
3×3 blindfoldedPatrick Ponce51.55—
3×3 one-handedJustin Mallari11.3312.32
3×3 with feetEva Kato47.1450.46

The PB harvest

65 set · 14 still standing
  • Eva Kato — 3×3 one-handed single 10.86: into the top 1.7% of the event's history.
  • Noah Savolainen — 3×3 single 14.95: into the top 24.3% of the event's history.
  • Saransh Grover — 3×3 blindfolded single 1:46.67: into the top 28.8% of the event's history.
  • Hudson Rha — 3×3 single 18.42: into the top 35.4% of the event's history.
  • Will Proper — 3×3 single 18.46: into the top 35.5% of the event's history.
  • Ernest Zhang — 2×2 single 4.73: into the top 35.9% of the event's history.
  • Anonymous — 3×3 single 27.70: into the top 58.3% of the event's history.
  • Noah Savolainen — 2×2 single 6.79: into the top 58.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

13 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

71 competitors · 336 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. Patrick Ponce won it with a 7.41 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

71 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.