Competitions · United States

Iowa State Spring 2017

Ames, Iowa · 18 March 2017 · 7 events · 106 competitors · 86 personal bests

Walker Welch won three of the seven events (6×6, 7×7, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Walker Welch by 0.16 seconds. 106 competitors produced 86 personal bests, 16 of which still stand today, and 49 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

AJ Lauer took a 4×4 single of 2:29.57 down to 1:09.48, 54 percent better in one day.

Three wins

Walker Welch — 6×6, 7×7, Pyraminx

0.16s

closest final — Pyraminx, Walker Welch over Joshua Feran

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Christopher Olson	8.28	9.31
4×4	Jonah Crosby	29.40	32.20
6×6	Walker Welch	2:18.06	2:24.95
7×7	Walker Welch	3:22.81	3:24.42
3×3 blindfolded	Cale Schoon	31.23	45.95
3×3 one-handed	Christopher Olson	13.94	16.27
Pyraminx	Walker Welch	4.09	5.19

The PB harvest

86 set · 16 still standing

Andrew Robey — Pyraminx single 4.13: into the top 8.3% of the event's history.
Mark Campbell — 3×3 single 11.09: into the top 10.8% of the event's history.
Mark Campbell — 4×4 single 43.84: into the top 16.8% of the event's history.
Reed Marler — 3×3 single 12.99: into the top 17.4% of the event's history.
Tyler Antony — 3×3 single 13.20: into the top 18.1% of the event's history.
AJ Lauer — 3×3 single 13.93: into the top 20.7% of the event's history.
Logan McGraw — Pyraminx single 6.25: into the top 21.8% of the event's history.
Tommy Peck — Pyraminx single 6.58: into the top 24.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

49 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

106 competitors · 450 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. Christopher Olson won it with a 9.31 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

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solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

106 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.