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Idaho Summer Open 2018

Rexburg, Idaho · 28 April 2018 · 10 events · 42 competitors · 44 personal bests

Calvin Nielson won five of the ten events (5×5, 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Rustin Haderlie by 0.33 seconds. 42 competitors produced 44 personal bests, 15 of which still stand today, and 21 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

James Chaney took a 4×4 single of 2:28.15 down to 1:14.20, 50 percent better in one day.

Five wins
Calvin Nielson — 5×5, 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 one-handed, Skewb, Square-1
0.33s
closest final — 2×2, Rustin Haderlie over Calvin Nielson
44
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Damian Wilding14.5314.72
2×2Rustin Haderlie2.724.25
4×4Spencer Stutzman46.3159.91
5×5Calvin Nielson1:32.661:40.15
3×3 blindfoldedCalvin Nielson4:13.84
3×3 one-handedCalvin Nielson24.5225.49
ClockSpencer Stutzman12.8514.27
PyraminxRustin Haderlie3.455.60
SkewbCalvin Nielson5.546.75
Square-1Calvin Nielson10.4810.79

The PB harvest

44 set · 15 still standing
  • Elizabeth Hunt — 2×2 single 2.10: into the top 5.4% of the event's history.
  • Spencer Stutzman — 4×4 single 46.31: into the top 19.9% of the event's history.
  • Mitch Smoot — 2×2 single 3.59: into the top 21.3% of the event's history.
  • Micah Revelli — 2×2 single 3.83: into the top 24.3% of the event's history.
  • Donald Palmer — 2×2 single 3.95: into the top 25.9% of the event's history.
  • James Chaney — 3×3 single 17.89: into the top 33.8% of the event's history.
  • Micah Revelli — Skewb single 7.10: into the top 34.4% of the event's history.
  • Donald Palmer — 5×5 single 1:55.87: into the top 46.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

21 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

42 competitors · 247 results · 10 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. Damian Wilding won it with a 14.72 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

42 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.