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Last Minute Qualifier 2017

St Petersburg, Florida · 22 April 2017 · 7 events · 8 competitors · 4 personal bests

Sean Hartman won four of the seven events (5×5, 6×6, 7×7) and the closest final was the 5×5, won by Sean Hartman by 30.72 seconds. 8 competitors produced 4 personal bests, 1 of which still stand today, and two people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

James LaChance took a 3×3 Fewest Moves single of 47 moves down to 42 moves, 11 percent better in one day.

Four wins
Sean Hartman — 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, 3×3 Fewest Moves
30.72s
closest final — 5×5, Sean Hartman over Matthew Hollinger
4
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
5×5Sean Hartman1:22.151:30.35
6×6Sean Hartman3:02.923:25.66
7×7Sean Hartman4:52.495:12.30
3×3 Fewest MovesSean Hartman38 moves43.67
4×4 blindfoldedMatthew Hollinger5:16.33
5×5 blindfoldedMatthew Hollinger13:20.00
3×3 Multi-BlindAidan Proietto11 of 16 cubes · 56:52

The PB harvest

4 set · 1 still standing
  • James LaChance — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 42 moves: into the top 55.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

Two 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

8 competitors · 24 results · 7 events.

Everyone who competed

8 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.